LACK Crossword Clue & Answer

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The clue "lack" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on November 8, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "HAVENT", a 6-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
LACK with 2 letters
GO
2
LACK with 3 letters
GAP
3
LAG
3
LACK with 4 letters
DIET
4
FAIL
4
LOSS
4
MISS
4
NEED
4
SLIP
4
WANT ⭐
4
LACK with 5 letters
BLANK
5
BREAK
5
DEBIT
5
ERROR
5
GRIPE
5
PINCH
5
SLUMP
5
LACK with 6 letters
BE POOR
6
CRISIS
6
DEARTH ⭐
6
DEFECT
6
DEMAND
6
DENIAL
6
DESIRE
6
FAIL OF
6
FAMINE
6
HAVENT ⭐
6
HIATUS
6
HUNGER
6
LACUNA
6
LAXITY
6
MALADY
6
MISERY
6
ODDITY
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OUTAGE
6
PENURY
6
RARITY
6
STARVE
6
ULLAGE
6
LACK with 7 letters
ABANDON
7
ABSENCE ⭐
7
AILMENT
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ARREARS
7
BEGGARY
7
BINDING
7
BLUNDER
7
DECLINE
7
DEFAULT
7
DEFICIT
7
DISEASE
7
DROUGHT
7
FAILURE
7
FALL SHY
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HAVENOT ⭐
7
LAXNESS
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MISSING
7
MISTAKE
7
NEGLECT
7
ODDNESS
7
PAUCITY
7
POVERTY
7
REQUIRE
7
WANTAGE
7
WANTFOR
7
LACK with 8 letters
ACERBITY
8
AWAYNESS
8
BE IN WANT
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COLLAPSE
8
DECREASE
8
DISORDER
8
FALL AWAY
8
HARDNESS
8
HARDSHIP
8
IMPURITY
8
INTERVAL
8
LENIENCY
8
NONESUCH
8
OCCASION
8
OMISSION
8
POORNESS
8
RARENESS
8
RASHNESS
8
RECEDING
8
RIGIDITY
8
RUN SHORT
8
SCARCITY
8
SHORTAGE ⭐
8
THINNESS
8
UNDERAGE
8
WEAKNESS
8
LACK with 9 letters
ADVERSITY
9
AFFECTION
9
ARREARAGE
9
AUSTERITY
9
BE PINCHED
9
COME SHORT
9
COMPLAINT
9
DESERTION
9
DISREGARD
9
DWINDLING
9

Top answers for LACK crossword clue from newspapers

HAVENT
DEARTH
WANT
HAVENOT
SHORTAGE
ABSENCE

Definition of lack

  • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

Anagrams of lack

CALK KCAL

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Solution HAVENT is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution HAVENT is 6 letters long. We have 21 further solutions of the same word length.

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

There are 224 solutions. The longest is HAND-TO-MOUTH EXISTENCE with 20 letters, and the shortest is GO with 2 letters.

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‘LACK’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘LACK’ is the solution:
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