Destitute
The crossword clue "Destitute" is answered by NEEDY, a 5-letter entry. Used 45 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NEEDY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NEEDY answer page.
Used 45 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 16 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- DOWNANDOUT (4 uses in xd)
- PENNILESS (3 uses in xd)
- FLATBROKE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for NEEDY
Every other clue in this collection answered by NEEDY, most used first.
- Poor - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Indigent - used 67 times, most recently in 2025
- Impoverished - used 52 times, most recently in 2024
- Down-and-out - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- In want - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- High-maintenance - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Hard up - used 27 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Approaches - NEARS, used 329 times
- Mother-of-pearl - NACRE, used 327 times
- Nary a soul - NOONE, used 293 times
- ___ Dame - NOTRE, used 291 times
- Wanderer - NOMAD, used 266 times
- Twangy - NASAL, used 206 times
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