Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
In want (5 letter answer)
The Answer
NEEDY
Tags
Notes
The answer NEEDY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Broke
Destitute
Disadvantaged
Impoverished
Indigent
Mendicant
Pauperish
Penurious
Pinched
Poor
Strapped
Undersupplied
Deserving assistance
Down and out
Down-and-out
Emotionally demanding
Far from loaded
Lacking lucre
Poverty-stricken
Sans resources
Those in want
Like a have-not
Not self-sufficient
Like some scholarship winners
Definition
NEEDY as a noun:
1. needy people collectively; "they try to help the needy"
NEEDY as an adjective:
1. (destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken) = poor enough to need help from others
2. demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree