Hankering
The crossword clue "Hankering" is answered by THIRST, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
THIRST
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the THIRST answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for THIRST
Every other clue in this collection answered by THIRST, most used first.
- Craving - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
- Need for water - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Parched feeling - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Strong desire - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Desire - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Reason to drink - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- Had a hankering - ITCHED, used 9 times
- Has a hankering - YEARNS, used 8 times
- Had a hankering - YENNED, used 7 times
- Hankering - DESIRE, used 6 times
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