The Clue
Necessary (8 letter answer)
The Answer
REQUIRED
Tags
Notes
The answer REQUIRED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
REQUIRE as a verb:
1. (necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand) = require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
2. (ask, require, expect) = consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
3. (command, require, compel) = make someone do something
4. (want, need, require) = have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
REQUIRED as an adjective:
1. (needed, needful, required, requisite) = necessary for relief or supply; "provided them with all things needful"
2. (compulsory, mandatory, required) = required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"