The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SIN , but the solution may also be BLAME which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in LA Times).
Fault crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SIN | 23 % | 3 |
| DEMERIT | 16 % | 7 |
| BLAME | 10 % | 5 |
| LAPSE | 10 % | 5 |
| FLAW | 10 % | 4 |
| ERROR | 10 % | 5 |
| SHORTCOMING | 6 % | 11 |
| VICE | 6 % | 4 |
| HOLE | 3 % | 4 |
| ONUS | 3 % | 4 |
| TOA | 3 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fault
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- defect
- demerit
- error
- mistake
- blame
- break
- fracture
- flaw
- fault line
- geological fault
- faulty
- defective
Crossword Answer definitions
SIN noun- A violation of God's will or religious law.
- A misdeed.
- A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
- An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
- A flaw.
- To commit a sin.
- A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ
- A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س
- A traditional tube skirt worn by Lao and Thai women, particularly northern Thai and northeastern Thai women.
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 SIN
- Do wrong
- Kind of tax
- Lust, for one
- Break a Commandment
- Deplorable act
- Moral transgression
- Offense
- Transgression
- Fall afoul of the good book (and the end of a split order of plum sauce)
- Means to excommunication
More clues leading to the result DEMERIT
- Mark for misconduct
- Mark against
- Blemish on a record
- Black mark
- Black mark gotten for misconduct
- Bad mark
- Misconduct mark
- Unfavorable mark
- Stain on one's record
- A mark against
More clues leading to the result BLAME
- Hold responsible
- Put the onus on
- Find fault with
- Scapegoat's burden
- Scapegoat's onus
- Point the finger at
- Accuse
- Culpability
- Do some finger-pointing
- Responsibility
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 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 ERROR
- Box-score bobble
- Misstep
- Mistake
- Partner of trial
- "E" in the box score
- Baseballer's nightmare
- Dropped fly, e.g.
- Faux pas
- Programming bug, perhaps
- Slip-up
More clues leading to the result SHORTCOMING
More clues leading to the result VICE
- Kind of squad
- Moral defect
- Notably snarky magazine/media empire
- Failing
- Squad leader?
- Guilty pleasure
- Police-force division
- One kind of squad
- Smoking or sweets, e.g.
- Moral failing
More clues leading to the result HOLE
- Bob Hope Classic target
- Duffer's target
- Golfer's target
- Ozone-level decrease
- Aperture
- Donut center
- Hollow space
- Cavity
- Tiger's target
- Mole hangout
More clues leading to the result ONUS
- Burden
- Burden of proof
- Liability
- Heavy load
- Blame
- Responsibility
- Challenge
- "I guess the joke's ___, guys"
- Albatross
- Big burden