The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SANS , but the solution may also be SHORT OF which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Lacking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SANS | 39 % | 4 |
| SHY | 13 % | 3 |
| OUTOF | 10 % | 5 |
| ABSENT | 6 % | 6 |
| WITHOUT | 4 % | 7 |
| NEEDY | 4 % | 5 |
| SHORT | 3 % | 5 |
| SHORTOF | 3 % | 7 |
| NEEDED | 2 % | 6 |
| LESS | 2 % | 4 |
| FREEOF | 2 % | 6 |
| INWANTOF | 2 % | 8 |
| INNEED | 2 % | 6 |
| MINUS | 2 % | 5 |
| DEFICIENT | 2 % | 9 |
| BAREOF | 1 % | 6 |
| VOIDOF | 1 % | 6 |
| INADEQUATE | 1 % | 10 |
| SHORT OF | 1 % | 8 |
| DEVOIDOF | 1 % | 8 |
| INNEEDOF | 1 % | 8 |
Why may SANS be the right solution?
The answer "SANS" is the right solution because it means "without" in French, which is often used in English to indicate something is lacking or missing.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lacking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inadequate
- deficient
- nonexistent
- missing
- absent
- wanting
- insufficient
- devoid
- inexistent
- non-existent
- defective
- not
Crossword Answer definitions
SANS adjective- Short for sans serif.
- Without; lacking
- A letter of the Archaic Greek alphabet (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ) that came after pi and before qoppa.
- A sanatorium.
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 SANS
- __ souci (carefree)
- Minus
- Without
- Comic ___
- ___ serif
- ___ serif (type style)
- Less
- Lacking
- __ serif
- Word before souci
More clues leading to the result SHY
- Bashful
- Short
- " ... twice __."
- Not at all outgoing
- Unlikely to mix
- Averse to first moves
- Retiring
- Tending to shrink
- Like a wallflower
- Owing
More clues leading to the result OUTOF
- "___ Time" (R.E.M. album)
- __ Africa
- From
- ___ one's mind (crazy)
- Not supplied with
- Lacking
- ___-body experience
- Needing to reorder
- Robert Redford film, with 9-Down
- Words before luck or sight
More clues leading to the result ABSENT
- Away
- Not attending
- Report-card notation
- Roll-book heading
- Like a classless individual?
- Not at school
- Not here
- Not in class
- Playing hooky
- Elsewhere
More clues leading to the result WITHOUT
More clues leading to the result NEEDY
- Impovished
- Soup-kitchen patrons
- Destitute
- Without a sou
- Hard up
- Demanding
- Wanting
- Poverty-stricken
- Dependent
- Eligible for a scholarship, maybe
More clues leading to the result SHORT
- Comedian Martin ___
- Wiring problem
- Strapped for cash
- Knee-high to a grasshopper
- Funnyman Martin
- Lacking a quorum
- Like some tempers
- Lacking sufficient funds
- Unlike a shaggy-dog story
- Word before bread or cake
More clues leading to the result SHORTOF
- Not sufficiently equipped with
- Inferior to
- Not sufficiently supplied with
- Excluding
- Needing
- Lacking
- Except
- Less than
- Lacking in
- Lacking.
More clues leading to the result NEEDED
- Required
- Requisite
- In demand
- Was destitute
- Not optional
- Obligatory
- Essential
- Crucial
- Had more than a thirst for
- Couldn't do without
More clues leading to the result LESS
- To a smaller degree
- Comparison word
- Minus
- "Make do" amount
- "__ is more"
- More's alternative
- Not as great
- Not so much
- Without
- More or ____
More clues leading to the result FREEOF
- No longer hampered by
- Without
- Sans
- Lacking
- No longer encumbered by
- Done with
- No longer burdened by
- Clear
- Unhampered by
- Unencumbered by
More clues leading to the result INWANTOF
More clues leading to the result INNEED
- Down and out
- Lacking, with "of"
- Wanting
- Wanting much
- Destitute
- Poverty-stricken
- Requiring help
- Requiring assistance
- Lacking
- Short of funds
More clues leading to the result MINUS
- Negative
- Without
- Character flaw
- Grade diminisher
- Less
- -
- Calculator symbol
- Disadvantage
- Arithmetic sign
- Mathematics sign