The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word YEARNED which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2014.
Was wistful crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YEARNED | 50 % | 7 |
| SIGHED | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Was wistful
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nostalgic
- pensive
- sad
- yearn
- blue
- yearner
- alas
- nostalgia
- sigh
- wistfully
- languish
- long
Crossword Answer definitions
YEARNED verb- To long, have a strong desire (for something).
- To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
- To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
- To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
- To pain; to grieve; to vex.
- To curdle, as milk.
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 YEARNED
- Wanted badly
- Had quite an itch
- Had a hankering
- Hankered
- Craved
- Ached (for)
- Pined
- Longed (for)
- Had a longing
- Ached