Must have
The crossword clue "Must have" is answered by NEED, a 4-letter entry. Used 172 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
NEED
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEED answer page.
Used 172 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- ESSENTIAL (3 uses in xd)
- REQUIRE (2 uses in xd)
- INEEDIT (1 uses in xd)
- INSISTON (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NEED
Every other clue in this pilot answered by NEED, most used first.
- Require - used 321 times, most recently in 2026
- Requirement - used 261 times, most recently in 2026
- Have to have - used 230 times, most recently in 2026
- Call for - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Have on - WEAR, used 134 times
- Have the nerve - DARE, used 88 times
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