The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEED which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
It's not optional crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEED | 60 % | 4 |
| MUST | 40 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: It's not optional
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- necessary
- needed
- must
- needs
- standard
- facultative
- elective
- essential
- imperative
- mandatory
- obligatory
- votive
Crossword Answer definitions
NEED noun- A requirement for something; something needed.
- Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
- To have an absolute requirement for.
- To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
- (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
- To be required; to be necessary.
- To be necessary (to someone).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result NEED
- Burden
- Poverty-stricken state
- Call for
- Can't live without
- Exigency
- Require
- Requirement
- Requisite
- Scholarship factor
- Shortfall