Penniless - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 22/02/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Penniless.

8 letter answer(s) to penniless

  1. financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"
  2. reduce to bankruptcy;
  3. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

5 letter answer(s) to penniless

  1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises;
  2. break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
  3. break down, literally or metaphorically;
  4. change directions suddenly
  5. change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"
  6. come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York"
  7. come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air"
  8. come to an end;
  9. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"
  10. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
  11. do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"
  12. enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act;
  13. exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a
  1. lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"

11 letter answer(s) to penniless

  1. not having enough money to pay for necessities

4 letter answer(s) to penniless

  1. lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"
  2. characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
  3. deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
  4. having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
  5. not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"
  6. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance"
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Frequently asked questions about ‘Penniless’

What's the best solution for Penniless?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Penniless is POOR. Other possible answers include BANKRUPT, BROKE, IMPECUNIOUS, SKINT.

How many solutions are there for Penniless?

We have found 5 possible answers for the crossword clue Penniless.

Which crosswords feature clues like Penniless?

Clues like Penniless often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sun Coffee Time, The Guardian Genius, Sunday People, The Observer Everyman, The Sun Two Speed, among others.


Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Penniless'

ClueAnswers
See 931
D23
Mean18
Unfortunate11
Meager7
Substandard6
Indigent5
Poverty-stricken4
Strapped4
Broke3
Impecunious3
Impoverished3
Inept3
Financially ruined2
Went past2
"D"1
Adjudged insolvent1
Badly off1
Bankrupt agent abandoning resistance in end1
Before rugby training side is deficient1
Belly up1
Below C level?1
Broke family thrown into street1
Broke the surface with triathlon leader1
Bust rioting punk brat1
Cashless society set to come about third of June1
Club in which Daft Punk record initially broke1
Cracked globe returned by King Edward, initially1
Diverting prank but devoid of substance1
Family in street with no money1
Financial middleman almost bankrupt1
Found in street: family that's poor …1
Hard up family found in vacated squat1
Hard-up1
Having no money1
Having very little money1
Hide Tesla, having no cash1
Hood's beneficiaries, wit1
Impecunious family in outskirts of Southport1
Insolvent1
Insolvent person1
Just over half moulded to the body? That's very poor1
Like a D-1
Like Ali Baba, at first1
Needy1
Of low quality1
Of low standard1
Opposite of rich1
Out of money1
Penniless family thrown into street1

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