Be in need of
The crossword clue "Be in need of" is answered by LACK, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
LACK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LACK answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LACK
Every other clue in this collection answered by LACK, most used first.
- Deficiency - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Dearth - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Don't have - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Absence - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Be without - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Shortage - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Not have - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Be deficient in - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Shortfall - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Want - used 9 times, most recently in 2004
- Need - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Pressing need - IRON, used 116 times
- Baker's need - OVEN, used 72 times
- Tug-of-war need - ROPE, used 72 times
- Gumbo need - OKRA, used 56 times
- Etcher's need - ACID, used 40 times
- In need of directions - LOST, used 39 times
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