The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LACK , but the solution may also be ENTAIL which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in LA Times).
Need crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LACK | 56 % | 4 |
| PRIVATION | 11 % | 9 |
| CRAVE | 11 % | 5 |
| ENTAIL | 11 % | 6 |
| WANT | 11 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Need
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- necessitate
- must
- have got
- have
- ought
- require
- demand
- should
- want
- ask
- motive
- motivation
Crossword Answer definitions
LACK noun- A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
- A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
- To be without, to need, to require.
- To be short (of or for something).
- To be in want.
- To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.
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 LACK
- Be caught short
- Be in need of
- Absence
- Ain't got
- Deficiency
- Paucity
- Shortfall
- Be deficient in
- Are deficient in
- Dearth
More clues leading to the result PRIVATION
More clues leading to the result CRAVE
- Desire
- Have a yen for
- Hunger for
- Want. Really. Badly.
- Ache for
- Desire strongly
- Long for
- More than want
- Desire with fire
- Lust after
More clues leading to the result ENTAIL
- Asks for
- Necessarily include
- Involve
- Call for
- Necessitate
- Involve by necessity
- Require
- Cause as a consequence
- Impose, as a burden
- Bring into play