DEFICIENCY Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 193 solutions for 'DEFICIENCY' with 3 to 16 letters.
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The clue "deficiency" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on September 4, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "LACK", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
DEFICIENCY with 3 letters
BUG
3
GAP
3
SIN
3
DEFICIENCY with 4 letters
DIET
4
FLAW
4
HOLE
4
KINK
4
LACK ⭐
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LOSS
4
NEED
4
RIFT
4
SNAG
4
VICE
4
WANT
4
DEFICIENCY with 5 letters
BREAK
5
CATCH
5
CRACK
5
DEBIT
5
ERROR
5
FAULT
5
FAUTE
5
MINUS
5
TAINT
5
DEFICIENCY with 6 letters
ANEMIA
6
CRISIS
6
DEARTH
6
DEFECT
6
DENIAL
6
FAMINE
6
FATCAT
6
FOIBLE
6
HIATUS
6
HUNGER
6
LACUNA
6
LAXITY
6
MALADY
6
MISERY
6
OUTAGE
6
PENURY
6
ULLAGE
6
DEFICIENCY with 7 letters
ABSENCE
7
AILMENT
7
ANAEMIA
7
ARREARS
7
BEGGARY
7
BINDING
7
BLEMISH
7
DEFAULT
7
DEFICIT
7
DEMERIT
7
DISEASE
7
DROUGHT
7
FAILING
7
FAILURE
7
FEWNESS
7
FRAILTY
7
MISSING
7
NEGLECT
7
PAUCITY ⭐
7
POVERTY
7
PROBLEM
7
SURPLUS
7
VACANCY
7
WANTAGE
7
DEFICIENCY with 8 letters
ACERBITY
8
BASENESS
8
DEBILITY
8
DECREASE
8
DELETION
8
DISORDER
8
DRAWBACK
8
HANDICAP
8
HARDNESS
8
HARDSHIP
8
IMPURITY
8
INTERVAL
8
MEANNESS
8
OMISSION
8
PITTANCE
8
POORNESS
8
RECEDING
8
RIGIDITY
8
SCARCITY
8
SHORTAGE ⭐
8
UNDERAGE
8
WEAK LINK
8
WEAKNESS
8
DEFICIENCY with 9 letters
ADVERSITY
9
AFFECTION
9
ARREARAGE
9
AUSTERITY
9
COMPLAINT
9
DEFECTION
9
DWINDLING
9
INDIGENCE
9
INFIRMITY
9
LESSENING
9
NEEDINESS
9
PETTINESS
9
PRIVATION
9

Top answers for DEFICIENCY crossword clue from newspapers

LACK
PAUCITY
SHORTAGE
SHORTFALL

Definitions of deficiency

  • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  • lack of an adequate quantity or number

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Solution LACK is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution LACK is 4 letters long. We have 10 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 193 solutions. The longest is FLY IN THE OINTMENT with 16 letters, and the shortest is BUG with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 16 letters long.

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10
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8
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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‘DEFICIENCY’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘DEFICIENCY’ is the solution:
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Lack; want (10)
deficiency
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