Barely sufficient
The crossword clue "Barely sufficient" is answered by SCANTY, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCANTY
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCANTY answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 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.
- JUSTENOUGH (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SCANTY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCANTY, most used first.
- Meager - used 40 times, most recently in 2024
- Barely adequate - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Hardly plentiful - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Sparse - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Sufficient - ENOUGH, used 32 times
- Barely make - EKEOUT, used 20 times
- Barely manage - EKEOUT, used 17 times
- Barely make, as a living - EKEOUT, used 13 times
- Barely sufficient - MEAGER, used 9 times
- Barely get by - MAKEDO, used 6 times
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