The clue "essential" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 21, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "NEED", a 4-letter word.
Solution NEED is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution NEED is 4 letters long. We have 36 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 496 solutions. The longest is OF VITAL IMPORTANCE with 17 letters, and the shortest is FAT with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 17 letters long.
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| Absolutely necessary (9) | |
| Like many nutrients (9) | |