The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ERR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
Drop the ball crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERR | 93 % | 3 |
| STARTTHENEWYEAR | 1 % | 15 |
| FUMBLE | 1 % | 6 |
| NEGLECTONESJOB | 1 % | 14 |
| BOTCHUP | 1 % | 7 |
| GOOF | 1 % | 4 |
| MISHANDLEAPASS | 1 % | 14 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Drop the ball
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- drop a clanger
- drop
- fall by the wayside
- fall on one's face
- take one's eye off the ball
- drop the topic
- drop one's bundle
- take the fall
- bomb out
- fall into a trap
- fall flat on one's face
- lay an egg
Crossword Answer definitions
ERR verb- To make a mistake.
- To sin.
- To stray.
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 ERR
- Be human
- Be human?
- Be off the mark
- Be sadly mistaken
- Blow it
- Do the wrong thing
- Drop a popup
- Go astray
- Go wrong
- Goof
More clues leading to the result STARTTHENEWYEAR
More clues leading to the result FUMBLE
More clues leading to the result NEGLECTONESJOB
More clues leading to the result BOTCHUP
More clues leading to the result GOOF
- Make a boo-boo
- Silly typo, e.g.
- Foul-up
- Blunder
- Pull a boner
- Make a mistake
- Careless mistake
- Mistake
- Screwup
- Blow it