The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LOST , but the solution may also be AWOL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Missing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LOST | 37 % | 4 |
| ABSENT | 22 % | 6 |
| GONE | 15 % | 4 |
| AWOL | 8 % | 4 |
| OMITTED | 5 % | 7 |
| OUT | 3 % | 3 |
| AWAY | 3 % | 4 |
| OUTOF | 2 % | 5 |
| NOTTHERE | 2 % | 8 |
| SANS | 2 % | 4 |
Why may AWOL be the right solution?
The answer "AWOL" is the right solution for the clue "Missing" because AWOL stands for "Absent Without Leave," which means being absent or missing without permission.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Missing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lacking
- lost
- absent
- wanting
- nonexistent
- unaccounted
- disappeared
- gone
- stolen
- skipped
- vanished
- losing
Crossword Answer definitions
LOST verb- To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.
- To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
- To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
- To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
- To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.
- To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).
- To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.
- Of a clock, to run slower than expected.
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
- To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.
- To cause to part with; to deprive of.
- Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
- In an unknown location; unable to be found.
- Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
- Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
- Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.
- Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope.
- Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible.
- Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things.
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 LOST
- Disoriented
- In need of directions
- Like the boys in "Peter Pan"
- "___ In Space"
- Requiring directions
- In need of a map
- In the middle of nowhere
- Gone astray
- TV show that even its writers now admit was generally directionless
- Down the drain
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 GONE
- Not here
- Departed
- One fourth of Mitchell's title
- Away
- Disappeared
- Left
- Long lost
- Out of sight
- Used up
- Out the door
More clues leading to the result AWOL
- Case for the MP's
- M.P.'s quarry
- MP's quarry
- Military no-no
- Military truant
- Wayward GI
- M.P.'s concern
- MP's captive
- Missing inits.
- One gone but not forgotten
More clues leading to the result OMITTED
- Left out
- Not in there
- Failed to include
- Failed to mention
- Bypassed
- Forgot about
- Dropped
- Did not include
- Not named.
- Forebore to perform.
More clues leading to the result OUT
- Away
- Missing
- Not home
- Inning ender
- No longer fashionable
- No longer popular
- See 50A
- Word after pig or butt
- Expose, in a way
- No longer burning
More clues leading to the result AWAY
- 1992 Tom Cruise film "Far and ___"
- Elsewhere
- Absent
- Missing
- On a sabbatical
- On the road
- Out of town
- Tom Cruise movie "Far and ___"
- First to putt
- Playing in someone else's stadium
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