The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HADTO which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2009.
Lacked an alternative crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| HADTO | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lacked an alternative
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- want
 - lacking
 - needed
 - psittacosaurus
 - adoption
 - alia
 - all
 - analog
 - another
 - apple
 - away
 - batik
 
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