DEFICIENT Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 192 solutions for 'DEFICIENT' with 3 to 15 letters.
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The clue "deficient" last appeared in the The Sun crossword on February 10, 2026. The correct answer for this puzzle is "SCANT", a 5-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
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DEFICIENT with 8 letters
BEGGARED
8
BUNGLING
8
DELICATE
8
EXIGUOUS
8
FALLIBLE
8
HELPLESS
8
HOPELESS
8
IMBECILE
8
IMMATURE
8
IMPAIRED
8
IN ARREAR
8
IN WANT OF
8
INFERIOR
8
MEDIOCRE
8
MINDLESS
8
PATHETIC
8
RANSHORT
8
RETARDED
8
SLIPSHOD
8
SLOVENLY
8
SLUTTISH
8
TRIFLING
8
UNCOMMON
8
DEFICIENT with 9 letters
BLEMISHED
9
DEFECTIVE
9
DESTITUTE
9
EMBRYONIC
9
ERRONEOUS
9
HALF-ASSED
9
HAPHAZARD
9
HIT-OR-MISS
9
IMPERFECT
9
IMPRECISE
9
IN ARREARS
9
IN DEFAULT
9
INSOLVENT
9
MAKESHIFT
9
MALADROIT
9
MISERABLE
9
NOT ENOUGH
9
PENNILESS
9
TOO LITTLE
9
UNEQUAL TO
9
UNREACHED
9
UNSKILFUL
9
DEFICIENT with 10 letters
AMATEURISH
10
DISTRESSED
10
HIT-AND-MISS
10
INACCURATE
10
INADEQUATE
10
INCOMPLETE
10
INFREQUENT
10
NOT PERFECT
10
SLIPSHODDY
10
UNCOMPLETE
10
UNDERSIZED
10
UNFINISHED
10
UNSKILLFUL
10
UNTHOROUGH
10
VULNERABLE
10
DEFICIENT with 11 letters
ADULTERATED
11
DEFENCELESS
11
DILAPIDATED
11
EXCEPTIONAL
11
HYPOPLASTIC
11
IMPECUNIOUS
11
INCOMPETENT
11
INEFFECTIVE
11
INEFFECTUAL
11
LILLIPUTIAN
11
PERFUNCTORY
11
PROMISCUOUS
11
SUBSTANDARD
11
UNDEVELOPED
11
UNPERFECTED
11
UNQUALIFIED
11
UNSUFFICING
11
DEFICIENT with 12 letters
FEEBLE-MINDED
12
FOUND WANTING
12
IMPOVERISHED
12
INSUFFICIENT
12
UNSATISFYING
12
DEFICIENT with 13 letters
IN SHORT SUPPLY
13
INSIGNIFICANT
13
INSUBSTANTIAL
13
MISCALCULATED
13
NOT COMPARABLE
13
UNDERPROVIDED
13
UNDERSUPPLIED
13
DEFICIENT with 14 letters
UNDERDEVELOPED
14
UNSATISFACTORY
14
DEFICIENT with 15 letters
OUT OF THE RUNNING
15

Top answers for DEFICIENT crossword clue from newspapers

SCANT
SHORT
LACKING

Definition of deficient

  • falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"; inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"

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What is the best solution to the riddle DEFICIENT?

Solution SCANT is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution SCANT is 5 letters long. We have 16 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "DEFICIENT"?

There are 192 solutions. The longest is OUT OF THE RUNNING with 15 letters, and the shortest is BAD with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 15 letters long.

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11
COMBINING FORMS DEFICIENT
10
Deficient Be in
10
AN ATTRIBUTE THAT IS INADEQUATE OR DEFICIENT
10
ABNORMALLY DEFICIENT IN COLOR AS SUGGESTING PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
10
A COUNTRY ONCE SEEN AS DEFICIENT IN ITS LARGER SETTING
10
DEFICIENT COMBINING FORM
10
DEFICIENT IN INTELLIGENCE OR MENTAL POWER
10
In a deficient manner
2
Be deficient in
2
Deficient in energy
2
Color-deficient
1
Deficient in beauty
1
Deficient in pigmentation
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Deficient in quantity
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Electron-deficient particle, e.g.
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