The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LAPSE , but the solution may also be MISSTEP which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Error crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LAPSE | 17 % | 5 |
| SLIP | 17 % | 4 |
| MISSTEP | 14 % | 7 |
| MISCUE | 12 % | 6 |
| MISTAKE | 9 % | 7 |
| GOOF | 8 % | 4 |
| FLAW | 8 % | 4 |
| SLIPUP | 5 % | 6 |
| MISPLAY | 3 % | 7 |
| BONER | 3 % | 5 |
| DDDDDD | 2 % | 6 |
| MIXUP | 2 % | 5 |
| FALLACY | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Error
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- erroneousness
- mistake
- wrongdoing
- misplay
- fault
- erroneous belief
- erroneous
- inaccurate
- misapprehension
- misjudgement
- erroneously
- incorrect
Crossword Answer definitions
LAPSE noun- A temporary failure; a slip.
- A decline or fall in standards.
- A pause in continuity.
- An interval of time between events.
- A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
- A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
- A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
- A fall or apostasy.
- To fall away gradually; to subside.
- To fall into error or heresy.
- To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
- To become void.
- To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
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 LAPSE
- Breach
- Run out
- Expire
- Spiritual fall
- Spell of forgetfulness
- Gap, as in time
- Fall back
- Slip
- Moment of blanking out
- Pass by
More clues leading to the result SLIP
- "__ Slidin' Away"
- Lady's undergarment
- Pillowcase
- Fall's prelude
- Lingerie item
- Encounter a banana peel
- Yacht spot
- Take a spill
- Goof
- Cause of a fall
More clues leading to the result MISSTEP
- Stumble
- Blunder
- Goof
- Go out of bounds, perhaps
- Error
- Wrong move
- Faux pas
- Make a false move
- Minor error
- False move.
More clues leading to the result MISCUE
- Snooker slip
- Error
- Goof
- Blooper
- Slip-up
- Pool blunder
- Billiards blunder
- Slip in a pool parlor
- Pool slip-up
- Blunder
More clues leading to the result MISTAKE
- Case for an eraser?
- "Happy accident," so to speak
- Boo-boo
- "Oops!" prompter
- Oversight
- Error
- Clinker
- Goof
- "Oopsy!" evoker
- Foul-up
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
More clues leading to the result FLAW
- Defect
- Diamond defect
- Imperfection
- Blemish
- Coloration in a diamond, e.g.
- Fault
- It may be tragic
- Scratch or dent, e.g.
- Glitch
- Character weakness
More clues leading to the result SLIPUP
More clues leading to the result MISPLAY
More clues leading to the result BONER
- Botch-up
- Goof
- Huge blunder
- Error
- Big boo-boo
- Huge flub-up
- Piece of morningwood
- Humongous goof-up
- Knucklehead's play
- Stupid mistake
More clues leading to the result DDDDDD
- "Bridesmaids" producer Judd
- "Calm down!"
- "Constant Craving" singer
- "Good one!"
- "Ha ha!"
- "Hamlet" "character" who was used as a prop
- "Mother" metal guy Glenn
- "The Hangover" setting
- "The Umbrellas" impressionist
- "___ Butterfly"
More clues leading to the result MIXUP
- Confusion
- Checkroom problem
- Jumbled confusion
- Snafu
- Bewilder
- Confused situation
- Case of mistaken identity, say
- Thing to be sorted out
- Error
- Confuse