The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEEDS , but the solution may also be REQUIREMENTS which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Necessities crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDS | 58 % | 5 |
| MUSTS | 29 % | 5 |
| WANTS | 4 % | 5 |
| DOS | 4 % | 3 |
| REQUIREMENTS | 4 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Necessities
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- articles
- basics
- commodities
- demands
- elements
- essentials
- exigencies
- foodstuffs
- goods
- imperatives
- items
- need
Crossword Answer definitions
NEEDS adverb- Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; used with an auxiliary verb (often must), and equivalent to "of need".
- A requirement for something; something needed.
- Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
- To have an absolute requirement for.
- To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
- (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
- To be required; to be necessary.
- To be necessary (to someone).
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 NEEDS
- Basic ___
- Has to have
- Requirements
- Must have
- Requires
- Lacks
- Prerequisites
- Calls for
- They may be met
- Food, clothing, and shelter, e.g.
More clues leading to the result MUSTS
- Indispensable items
- Necessities
- Needful things
- Essentials
- Requirements
- They're not optional
- Compusions
- Obligations
- They're required
- Mandatory items
More clues leading to the result WANTS
- Letter to Santa contents
- Doesn't have it all
- Privations
- Desires
- Lacks
- Would like to have
- Has a yen for
- Craves
- Would like
- Has a craving for
More clues leading to the result DOS
- __ and don'ts
- Window's predecessor
- MS-__
- ___ Equis
- C: operating system
- Cancún couple
- Platform with cd and ren commands
- System with the REXXDUMP command
- Spanish couple?
- Permissible actions