The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FLUBS , but the solution may also be BUNGLES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Botches crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLUBS | 47 % | 5 |
| MUFFS | 20 % | 5 |
| BUNGLES | 13 % | 7 |
| MESSESUP | 7 % | 8 |
| BLOWS | 7 % | 5 |
| FIASCOS | 7 % | 7 |
Why may MUFFS be the right solution?
The word "muffs" can mean to bungle or mishandle something, which is synonymous with the word "botches." Therefore, "muffs" is the correct answer to the clue "botches."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Botches
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bungle
- botch up
- blunder
- boo-boo
- blooper
- muck up
- foul up
- fumble
- flub
- louse up
- mess up
- bollocks up
Crossword Answer definitions
FLUBS noun- An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
- To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action.
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 FLUBS
- Blunders
- Blooper-reel segments
- Bungles
- Botches
- Muffs
- Errors
- Blows, as a script line
- Blows, as one's lines
- Reasons for retakes
- Makes a botch of: Colloq.
More clues leading to the result MUFFS
- Baseball bobbles
- Flubs
- Mishandles
- Bobbles
- Botches
- Ear coverings
- Handwarmers
- Milady's hand warmers.
- Fur pieces.
- Hand warmers
More clues leading to the result BUNGLES
More clues leading to the result MESSESUP
More clues leading to the result BLOWS
- Really stinks
- Psychological setbacks
- Botches completely
- Puts out the candles
- Isn't rad
- Botches
- Goes like the wind?
- Gusts of air
- Huffs and puffs.
- ___ hot and cold