The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SLIP , 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 |
---|---|---|
SLIP | 17 % | 4 |
LAPSE | 17 % | 5 |
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
SLIP noun- A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
- Mud, slime.
- A twig or shoot; a cutting.
- A descendant, a scion.
- A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
- A long, thin piece of something.
- A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
- (marine insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwriters.
- An act or instance of slipping.
- A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
- A slipdress.
- A mistake or error.
- A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
- A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
- A slipway.
- A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
- Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
- A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
- A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
- An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
- A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
- A child's pinafore.
- An outside covering or case.
- A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
- Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
- An aqueous suspension of minerals, usually clay, used, among other things, to stick workpieces together.
- A particular quantity of yarn.
- A narrow passage between buildings.
- A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
- A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
- The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
- The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
- A fish, the sole.
- To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- To err.
- To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
- To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
- To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
- To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
- To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
- To move down; to slide.
- To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
- To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
- To omit; to lose by negligence.
- To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
- To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
- To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
- To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
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 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 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 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