The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEEDS , but the solution may also be PERFORCE which is one of the most recent solution (1990 in New York Times).
Of necessity crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDS | 50 % | 5 |
| PERFORCE | 40 % | 8 |
| NEEDILY | 10 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Of necessity
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inevitably
- necessarily
- needs
- necessitated
- necessary
- necessitating
- necessitate
- necessitates
- necessitous
- inevitable
- necessitarian
- essentiality
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
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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.