The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word POOR which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Substandard crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POOR | 77 % | 4 |
| SHODDY | 9 % | 6 |
| CHEAPO | 5 % | 6 |
| NOTUPTOPAR | 5 % | 10 |
| CRUMMY | 5 % | 6 |
Why may POOR be the right solution?
The word "poor" means lacking in quality or below the standard. Therefore, it is a suitable answer for the clue "Substandard."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Substandard
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inferior
- deficient
- irregular
- nonstandard
- undersized
- low-level
- low-grade
- poor
- mediocre
- flawed
- shoddy
- weak
Crossword Answer definitions
POOR noun- (with "the") Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.
- With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- Of low quality.
- Used to express pity.
- Deficient in a specified way.
- Inadequate, insufficient.
- Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
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 POOR
- Down-and-out
- Not so hot
- Badly off
- Hardly worth a D
- Lacking in value
- Less than good
- Standard's partner
- Far from the 1%
- Low-quality
- Second-rate
More clues leading to the result SHODDY
- Of inferior workmanship
- Not built to last
- Not built to code, say
- Jerry-built
- Poorly manufactured
- Poor, as workmanship
- Not built very well
- Likely to fall apart
- Cheap
- Inferior
More clues leading to the result CHEAPO
- Inferior product
- Skinflint
- Shabbily made
- Inferior, slangily
- Penny pincher
- Bargain-basement, slangily
- Really inferior
- Dirty trick
- Miser, in slang
- Bargain-basement
More clues leading to the result NOTUPTOPAR
- Lacking the necessary skills
- Unwell.
- Substandard
- Like the duffer in this puzzle?
- Leaving something to be desired
- Inadequate
- Short of the mark, or a literal arrangement in each pair of answers