SHORTAGE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 182 solutions for 'SHORTAGE' with 3 to 16 letters.
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The clue "shortage" last appeared in the Washington Post crossword on March 1, 2024. The correct answer for this puzzle is "NEED", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
SHORTAGE with 3 letters
GAP
3
LAX
3
USE
3
SHORTAGE with 4 letters
DIET
4
FALL
4
FLAW
4
LACK ⭐
4
LOSS
4
NEED ⭐
4
URGE
4
WANT
4
SHORTAGE with 5 letters
BREAK
5
DEBIT
5
FAULT
5
PINCH
5
SLUMP
5
WORRY
5
SHORTAGE with 6 letters
ARREAR
6
CRISIS
6
DEARTH ⭐
6
DEFECT
6
DENIAL
6
FAMINE
6
FOIBLE
6
GLITCH
6
HIATUS
6
HUNGER
6
LACUNA
6
LAXITY
6
MALADY
6
MISERY
6
ODDITY
6
OUTAGE
6
PENURY
6
RARITY
6
ULLAGE
6
UNEASE
6
WEIGHT
6
SHORTAGE with 7 letters
ABSENCE
7
AILMENT
7
ANAEMIA
7
ARREARS
7
BEGGARY
7
BINDING
7
DECLINE
7
DEFAULT
7
DEFICIT
7
DESCENT
7
DISEASE
7
DROUGHT
7
FAILURE
7
MISSING
7
ODDNESS
7
PAUCITY
7
POVERTY
7
SQUALOR
7
WANTAGE
7
SHORTAGE with 8 letters
ACERBITY
8
DECREASE
8
DISORDER
8
HARDNESS
8
HARDSHIP
8
IMPURITY
8
INTERVAL
8
NONESUCH
8
OCCASION
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OMISSION
8
POORNESS
8
RARENESS
8
RECEDING
8
RIGIDITY
8
SCARCITY ⭐
8
SHORTAGE
8
SPARSITY
8
THINNESS
8
UNDERAGE
8
UNDERTOW
8
WEAKNESS
8
SHORTAGE with 9 letters
ADVERSITY
9
AFFECTION
9
ARREARAGE
9
AUSTERITY
9
COMPLAINT
9
DECREMENT
9
DWINDLING
9
FORMALITY
9
INABILITY
9
INDIGENCE
9
LESSENING
9
NARROWING
9
NEEDINESS
9
PAUPERISM
9
PRIVATION
9
RECESSION
9
REDUCTION
9
SHORTFALL
9
SHRINKAGE
9
SHRINKING
9
SQUEEZING
9
STIFFNESS
9

Top answers for SHORTAGE crossword clue from newspapers

NEED
DEARTH
LACK
SCARCITY

Definitions of shortage

  • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
  • an acute insufficiency

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What is the best solution to the riddle SHORTAGE?

Solution LACK is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution LACK is 4 letters long. We have 7 further solutions of the same word length.

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

There are 182 solutions. The longest is UNDERNOURISHMENT with 16 letters, and the shortest is GAP with 3 letters.

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How long are the solutions for "SHORTAGE"?

Solutions are between 3 and 16 letters long.

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Clue Answers
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11
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11
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10
A KITCHEN GARDEN PLANTED DURING WARTIME TO RELIEVE FOOD SHORTAGES
10
Severe food shortage
2
Severe shortage
2
Result of a gas shortage
2
Critical shortage
2
OXYGEN-carrying pigment in red blood cells, shortage of
2
Extreme food shortage
1
Famines or shortages
1
Food shortage
1
Great shortage
1
Period of widespread food shortage
1
Prolonged shortage of rain
1
Severe shortage of food
1
Severe water shortage
1
Stopgap for an energy shortage
1
Blood sugar shortage as in diabetes
1
Shortage of rainfall
1
‘SHORTAGE’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘SHORTAGE’ is the solution:
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