"For want of a ___, the shoe ...." Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "For want of a ___, the shoe ...." . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NAIL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAIL "For want of a ___, the shoe ...." (4)
9% ASICS Running shoe brand (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
9% NEED "It's not a want, it's a ___" (necessity) (4)
9% SHALLI "Want me to?" (6) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
9% CRAVE Want greatly (5) Premier Sunday Oct 5, 2025
9% SOLE Shoe bottom (4)
9% PUMP Shoe style (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 29, 2025
9% SANDAL Open-toed shoe (6)
9% INSOLE Shoe cushion (6) Commuter Sep 27, 2025
9% CROC Holey shoe (4) USA Today Sep 25, 2025
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