The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEEDS , but the solution may also be YENS which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Wants crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDS | 54 % | 5 |
| YENS | 17 % | 4 |
| DESIRES | 14 % | 7 |
| LACKS | 11 % | 5 |
| HASNT | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wants
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- desire
- wish
- wishing
- need
- require
- deprivation
- privation
- lack
- deficiency
- advocates
- aims
- application
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 YENS
More clues leading to the result DESIRES
- Longs for
- They may be burning
- Strong urges
- Wants strongly
- Aspirations
- Asks for
- Covets
- Has a hankering for
- Urges
- Wishes