Lacking. Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lacking last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. 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 SANS.

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21 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
SANS Lacking (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 22, 2025
NEEDING Lacking (7) (7) The Sun Mini Oct 13, 2025
SHORTOF Lacking (7) Universal Mar 14, 2025
FREEOF Lacking (6) Newsday Sep 28, 2024
DEVOID Lacking (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 6, 2024
DEFICIENT Lacking (9) Puzzler Backwords May 27, 2024
OUTOF Lacking (5) New York Times Oct 8, 2023
SHORT Lacking (5) New York Times Jul 15, 2023
ABSENT Lacking (6) The Telegraph Quick Jun 9, 2023
WITHOUT Lacking (7) The Guardian Quick Dec 2, 2022

19 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
29% HAVENT Lack (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
29% DEARTH Lack (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
29% HASNT Lacks (5) New York Times Sep 27, 2025
29% UNQUALIFIED Lacking, or not lacking (11)
27% INTESTACY Lack of will (9)
27% HAVENOT Lack (7) Newsday Jul 23, 2023
27% HASNOT Lacks (6) Wall Street Journal May 9, 2023
27% DEARTHS Lacks (7) New York Times May 8, 2021
27% SHORTAGE Lack (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2016
27% MEAGERNESS Lack (10)

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When something is "lacking," it means it is not enough or incomplete. "Deficient" is a synonym for lacking, meaning there is a shortage or insufficiency of something. In this context, "deficient" perfectly fits the description of being without enough of what is needed.