The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEED which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Necessity crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEED | 47 % | 4 |
| MUST | 42 % | 4 |
| USE | 5 % | 3 |
| DESIDERATUM | 5 % | 11 |
Why may NEED be the right solution?
The word "Necessity" is a synonym for "Need", making "NEED" the right solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Necessity
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- requisite
- necessary
- essential
- requirement
- needs
- needed
- indispensability
- need
- prerequisite
- required
- neediness
- must
Crossword Answer definitions
NEED noun- 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 NEED
- Burden
- Poverty-stricken state
- Call for
- Can't live without
- Exigency
- Require
- Requirement
- Requisite
- Scholarship factor
- Shortfall
More clues leading to the result MUST
- Basement smell
- Has no other choice
- Has to
- Imperative
- Gotta
- Requirement
- Indispensable item
- Need to
- Nonnegotiable item
- Essential
More clues leading to the result USE
- "It's no __!"
- Avail oneself of
- Consume
- Custom
- Employ
- Exercise
- Function
- IN __ (lavatory sign)
- Make the most of
- Purpose