The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ADDLE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Befuddle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADDLE | 46 % | 5 |
| DAZE | 15 % | 4 |
| FOG | 10 % | 3 |
| PERPLEX | 10 % | 7 |
| DISCOMBOBULATE | 5 % | 14 |
| CONFUSE | 3 % | 7 |
| THROW | 3 % | 5 |
| DISORIENT | 3 % | 9 |
| TIEUPINKNOTS | 3 % | 12 |
| MIXUP | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Befuddle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- confound
- fuddle
- confuse
- discombobulate
- bedevil
- throw
- fox
- addle
- confuddle
- confuzzle
- perplex
- bewilder
Crossword Answer definitions
ADDLE verb- (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
- A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
- Liquid filth; mire.
- (provincial) Lees; dregs.
- To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle
- To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
- Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
- (by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ADDLE
- Confuse
- Perplex
- Discombobulate
- Muddle
- Dizzy
- Get confused
- Make mad or go bad
- Become rotten, as eggs
- Throw off
- Cause confusion
More clues leading to the result DAZE
- Stupefy
- Stupor
- Befuddled state
- Daydreamer's state
- Dumbfound
- Muddleheadedness
- Stun
- Trance state
- Bowl over
- Foggy state
More clues leading to the result FOG
- Airport hazard
- Frequent London phenomenon
- Mist
- Certain cloud
- Mariners' menace
- Flying hazard
- London covering
- Visibility problem
- Visibility hindrance
- Navigation problem
More clues leading to the result PERPLEX
More clues leading to the result DISCOMBOBULATE
More clues leading to the result CONFUSE
More clues leading to the result THROW
- Fling
- Toss
- Lose on purpose
- Afghan, maybe
- Crap-game attempt
- Chuck
- Shape clay on a potter's wheel
- ___ over (forsake)
- Dice roll
- Intentionally lose