The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FAULT which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Shortcoming crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FAULT | 33 % | 5 |
| FLAW | 27 % | 4 |
| WANT | 7 % | 4 |
| LAPSE | 7 % | 5 |
| FOIBLE | 7 % | 6 |
| ARR | 7 % | 3 |
| DEBIT | 7 % | 5 |
| INADEQUACY | 7 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shortcoming
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- defect
- inadequacy
- deficiency
- deficient
- insufficiency
- insufficient
- deficit
- lack
- failure
- fault
- shortage
- powerlessness
Crossword Answer definitions
FAULT noun- A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
- A mistake or error.
- A weakness of character; a failing.
- A minor offense.
- Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
- A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
- In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.
- An illegal serve.
- An abnormal connection in a circuit.
- Want; lack
- A lost scent; act of losing the scent.
- To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
- To fracture.
- To commit a mistake or error.
- To undergo a page fault.
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 FAULT
- Seismologist's concern
- Bad serve
- Responsibility
- Criticize
- Blame
- Tennis server's goof
- Quake spot
- Double ___
- Earthshaking matter?
- Seismological concern
More clues leading to the result FLAW
- Defect
- Diamond defect
- Imperfection
- Blemish
- Coloration in a diamond, e.g.
- Fault
- It may be tragic
- Scratch or dent, e.g.
- Glitch
- Character weakness
More clues leading to the result WANT
- Fancy
- Thirst for
- Word on an Uncle Sam poster
- Entry on a wish list
- Have a hankering
- Have one's heart set on
- Hanker for
- Verb in a letter to Santa
- Needy condition
- Be deficient in
More clues leading to the result LAPSE
- Breach
- Run out
- Expire
- Spiritual fall
- Spell of forgetfulness
- Gap, as in time
- Fall back
- Slip
- Moment of blanking out
- Pass by
More clues leading to the result FOIBLE
- Quirk
- Human weakness
- Forgivable failing
- Minor character flaw
- Shortcoming
- Character weakness
- Character flaw
- Personal flaw
- Minor failing
- Minor flaw
More clues leading to the result ARR
- Airport abbr.
- Part of ETA
- Songwriter's work: abbr.
- Part of E.T.A.
- Song sheet shorthand
- Flt. conclusion
- O'Hare info
- Penn Sta. stat
- Traveler's ltrs.
- International Talk Like a Pirate Day word
More clues leading to the result DEBIT
- Ledger entry
- Accounting entry
- IOU
- Credit alternative
- Payment option
- Visa transaction
- Red entry
- It's left to your accountant
- Entry in red ink
- Plastic option