The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FLOPS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Fails totally crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 100 % | 5 |
Why may FLOPS be the right solution?
The word "fails" suggests that something is unsuccessful or doesn't achieve the desired outcome. The word "totally" emphasizes that the failure is complete. The answer "FLOPS" fits perfectly as it means a complete failure or a total disappointment.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fails totally
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Crossword Answer definitions
FLOPS noun- Any simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, performed on floating point numbers using a single operation.
- An incident of a certain type of fall; a plopping down.
- A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
- The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.
- A ponded package of dung, as in a cow-flop.
- A flophouse.
- To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- To cause to drop heavily.
- To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)
- To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.
- To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop.
- To stay, sleep or live in a place.
- One floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed.
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