Answer to "___ up (botches)" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GUMS , but the solution may also be MESSES which is one of the most recent solution (1988 in New York Times).

___ up (botches) crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
GUMS33 %4
LOUSES33 %6
MESSES33 %6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: ___ up (botches)

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • botch
  • botched
  • blow
  • blunder
  • bobble
  • bollix
  • bollocks
  • boner
  • bungle
  • err
  • flub
  • fluff

Crossword Answer definitions

GUMS noun
  1. (often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.
GUMS verb
  1. To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
  2. To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.
GUMS noun
  1. Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants.
  2. Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants.
  3. Chewing gum.
  4. A single piece of chewing gum.
  5. (often in the plural) A gummi candy.
  6. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive.
  7. A vessel or bin made from a hollow log.
  8. A rubber overshoe.
  9. A gum tree.
GUMS verb
  1. (sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.
  2. To stiffen with glue or gum.
  3. (sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.
  4. (with up) To impair the functioning of a thing or process.

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