Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Poverty-stricken (5 letter answer)
The Answer
NEEDY
Tags
Notes
The answer NEEDY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Destitute
Impoverished
Indigent
Pauperish
Penurious
Pinched
Poor
In the poorhouse
Strapped
Undersupplied
In want
Clinging, say
Down and out
Down-and-out
Hard up
Lacking lucre
Sans resources
Down on one's luck
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