We’ve created this list to support those working on “Shortage”, using puzzle data where the clue led to the answers shown here. Every suggestion is backed by at least one published match.
Answer List:
- LACK
- DEFICIT
- DEARTH
- SCARCITY
- PAUCITY
- NEED
- FAMINE
- RARITY
- DEFICIENCY
- DROUGHT
Synonyms and Definitions
LACK
- Synonyms: deficiency, miss, want
DEFICIT
- Synonyms: shortfall
DEARTH
- Synonyms: famine, paucity
SCARCITY
- Synonyms: scarceness
PAUCITY
- Synonyms: dearth
NEED
- Synonyms: ask, call for, demand, indigence, involve, motivation, motive, necessitate, pauperism, pauperization, penury, postulate, require, take
RARITY
- Synonyms: curio, curiosity, infrequency, low density, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rareness, tenuity
DEFICIENCY
- Synonyms: inadequacy, insufficiency, lack
DROUGHT
- Synonyms: drouth
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- NEED also appears as an answer in Couple crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 letters.
- NEED also appears as an answer in Strong desire crossword clue 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 letters.
- NEED also appears as an answer in Essential crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 letters.
- NEED also appears as an answer in Require crossword clue 4, 6, 7, 8 and 11 letters.