Needs to
The crossword clue "Needs to" is answered by MUST, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MUST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MUST answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MUST
Every other clue in this collection answered by MUST, most used first.
- Has to - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Requirement - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Have to - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Necessity - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Is required to - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Need to - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Can't help but - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- Essential - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Has no choice - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Absolute requirement - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Essential thing - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Is compelled to - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Is obliged to - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Nonnegotiable item - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
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.
- Rowboat needs - OARS, used 49 times
- Signing needs - PENS, used 23 times
- Needs a doctor - AILS, used 20 times
- Rowing needs - OARS, used 20 times
- Rowers' needs - OARS, used 17 times
- Trawlers' needs - NETS, used 15 times
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