The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCANT , but the solution may also be MEASLY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Skimpy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCANT | 45 % | 5 |
| MEAGER | 27 % | 6 |
| SLIM | 9 % | 4 |
| MEASLY | 9 % | 6 |
| LEAN | 9 % | 4 |
Why may MEASLY be the right solution?
The word "measly" can be used to describe something that is skimpy or inadequate in amount or size.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Skimpy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deficient
- insufficient
- lean
- inadequate
- bikinis
- bikini
- swimsuits
- flimsy
- scanty
- skintight
- meager
- chintzy
Crossword Answer definitions
SCANT adjective- Very little, very few.
- Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
- Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
- To limit in amount or share; to stint.
- To fail, or become less; to scantle.
- A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
- A sheet of stone.
- (wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.
- Scarcity; lack.
- With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
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 SCANT
- Meager
- Barely adequate
- Barely sufficient
- Marginally enough
- Mere
- Barely enough
- Few and far between
- Grudging, as attention
- Limited
- In short supply
More clues leading to the result MEAGER
More clues leading to the result SLIM
- Actor Pickens
- Narrow of shape
- Pickens, the actor
- Lose it
- Willowy
- Fat free?
- Highly unlikely
- Nigh impossible
- Unlikely
- Carlos ___ (Mexican businessman who has a controlling interest in the New York Times)
More clues leading to the result MEASLY
- Paltry
- Piddling
- Contemptibly slight
- Unimpressively small
- Slight
- Trifling
- Pitifully small
- Woefully small
- Pathetically small
- Mere