Extreme or severe, like pain or water shortage Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Extreme or severe, like pain or water shortage . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ACUTE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACUTE Extreme or severe, like pain or water shortage (5)
6% FAMINE Severe food shortage (6) (6) Mirror Classic Mar 19, 2026
6% DROUGHT Severe water shortage (7) The Times Concise May 8, 2015
5% WILDFIRE Like ____, extremely fast (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 30, 2026
5% ORDEAL Severe trial (6) The Telegraph Quick May 27, 2026
5% AFEW Several (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 24, 2026
5% CLEAVE Split, sever (6) The Times Concise May 19, 2026
5% ULTRA Extremely (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 16, 2026
5% VERY Extremely (4) Puzzler Backwords May 16, 2026
5% END Extremity (3) Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026
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