The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEEDS , but the solution may also be WANTS which is one of the most recent solution (2003 in Universal uClick).
Privations crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDS | 40 % | 5 |
| HARDSHIPS | 30 % | 9 |
| WANTS | 20 % | 5 |
| LOSSES | 10 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Privations
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deprivation
- want
- constraints
- deprivations
- hardships
- limitations
- restrictions
- starvation
- impoverishment
- poverty
- poorness
- penury
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 HARDSHIPS
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