The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DARK which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2019.
Lacking light crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DARK | 33 % | 4 |
| DIM | 33 % | 3 |
| APHOTIC | 17 % | 7 |
| RAYLESS | 17 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lacking light
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dark
- dim
- dreary
- gloomy
- murky
- shadowy
- darken
- darkly
- dimming
- darkening
- rif
- thatch
Crossword Answer definitions
DARK adjective- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
- Hidden, secret, obscure.
- Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
- Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
- Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period.
- With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form or a portion of either.
- A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
- Ignorance.
- Nightfall.
- A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
- To grow or become dark, darken.
- To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
- To make dark, darken; to obscure.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DARK
- Gloomy
- "____ Shadows"
- Pitch black
- Like film noir
- Unlit
- Chiaroscuro factor
- After sundown
- In shadow
- Foreboding
- Shadowy
More clues leading to the result DIM
- No rocket scientist
- __ bulb (not too bright)
- Not bright
- Shadowy
- Turn the lights down
- __ bulb (stupid person)
- Not so sharp (and the start of a split order of finger food)
- Indistinct
- Vague
- Barely turned on