The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LONGS , but the solution may also be YENS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Pines (for) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LONGS | 47 % | 5 |
| ACHES | 21 % | 5 |
| YEARNS | 16 % | 6 |
| NEEDS | 5 % | 5 |
| YENS | 5 % | 4 |
| MISSES | 5 % | 6 |
Why may YENS be the right solution?
The word "YENS" is a verb that means to feel a strong desire or longing for something. "Pines (for)" is a clue that is asking for a verb that means to strongly desire or long for something, making "YENS" the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pines (for)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- longs for
- yearns for
- desires
- larches
- isle
- needs
- blister rust
- conifer
- fir
- knotty
- pignolia
- pine
Crossword Answer definitions
LONGS noun- A long vowel.
- A long syllable.
- A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
- A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
- An entity with a long position in an asset.
- A long-term investment.
- The long summer vacation at the English universities.
- To take a long position in.
- To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
- To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
- Longitude
- To belong.
- Long trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.
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 LONGS
- Yearns
- Yearns (for)
- Some big-and-tall-shop wares
- Hankers
- Huey and Howie
- Suit sizes for the tall
- Pines (for)
- Has a hankering (for)
- Some sleeve sizes
- Some garment sizes
More clues leading to the result ACHES
- Needs liniment
- Feels compassion
- Longs for
- Smarts
- Sore spots
- Tummy troubles
- Yearns
- Yearns painfully
- Pains' partner
- Pines (for)
More clues leading to the result YEARNS
- Pines
- Aches
- Aches (for)
- Longs
- Hungers
- Has a hankering
- Longs for
- Deeply desires, with "for"
- Longs (for)
- Desires, with "for"
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.