The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PINED , but the solution may also be YEARNED which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Longed (for) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PINED | 43 % | 5 |
| YEARNED | 13 % | 7 |
| ACHED | 13 % | 5 |
| CRAVED | 11 % | 6 |
| DESIRED | 7 % | 7 |
| WANTED | 4 % | 6 |
| COVETED | 4 % | 7 |
| ENVIED | 2 % | 6 |
| HANKERED | 2 % | 8 |
Why may YEARNED be the right solution?
The answer "YEARNED" fits the clue "Longed (for)" because "yearned" means to have a strong desire or longing for something.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Longed (for)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wanted
- wished-for
- yearned-for
- cherished
- long-awaited
- awaited
- yearned
- longing
- longings
- longingly
- wished
- yearning
Crossword Answer definitions
PINED verb- To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
- To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
- To grieve or mourn for.
- To inflict pain upon; to torment.
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 PINED
- Hankered
- Yearned for
- Longed (for)
- Wanted bad, with "for"
- Yearned
- Wished (for)
- Felt a longing
- Languished
- Had a longing
- Longed
More clues leading to the result YEARNED
- Wanted badly
- Had quite an itch
- Had a hankering
- Hankered
- Craved
- Ached (for)
- Pined
- Longed (for)
- Had a longing
- Ached
More clues leading to the result ACHED
- Hankered for
- Needed liniment
- Felt bad
- Felt (for)
- Burned
- Felt the effects of a workout, say
- Yearned
- Needed a good rubdown
- Needed to visit a masseur
- Hurt
More clues leading to the result CRAVED
- Hungered for
- Wanted badly
- Longed for
- Had a hankering for
- Longed.
- Longed for.
- Besought.
- Had a yen
- Asked for earnestly
- Hankered for
More clues leading to the result DESIRED
More clues leading to the result WANTED
- Kind of poster
- Had to have
- Poster heading
- Help may come ahead of it
- Large-print word on a sheriff's poster
- Police poster word
- In demand
- Desired
- Longed for
- Message over Post Office posters.
More clues leading to the result COVETED
- Wanted biblically
- Craved, in a biblically prohibited way
- Broke the Tenth Commandment
- In demand
- Highly sought-after
- Broke a certain Commandment
- Much-sought-after
- Broke a commandment
- Longed for
- Much in demand
More clues leading to the result ENVIED
- Coveted
- Was jealous of
- Begrudged
- Resented
- Turned green?
- Painfully wished one had
- Was covetous of
- Committed a deadly sin
- Begrudged; coveted.
- Coveted.