The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word DUD , but the solution may also be LAY AN EGG which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Flop crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DUD | 50 % | 3 |
| BOMB | 11 % | 4 |
| FIASCO | 7 % | 6 |
| LEMON | 3 % | 5 |
| TURKEY | 3 % | 6 |
| BUST | 2 % | 4 |
| LAYANEGG | 2 % | 8 |
| STINKAROO | 2 % | 9 |
| FAIL | 2 % | 4 |
| LOSER | 2 % | 5 |
| BOMBONBROADWAY | 2 % | 14 |
| FOUNDER | 1 % | 7 |
| BOXOFFICEBOMB | 1 % | 13 |
| EPICFAIL | 1 % | 8 |
| COMPLETEFAILURE | 1 % | 15 |
| DROOP | 1 % | 5 |
| DOG | 1 % | 3 |
| GOBUST | 1 % | 6 |
| THREETEXASHOLDEMCARDS | 1 % | 21 |
| NOTAMOUNTTOAHILLOFBEANS | 1 % | 23 |
| LAY AN EGG | 1 % | 10 |
| PLUNKDOWN | 1 % | 9 |
| SAG | 1 % | 3 |
Why may LAY-AN-EGG be the right solution?
The phrase "lay an egg" is a colloquial expression that means to fail or to have a performance that is unsuccessful. In the context of the clue "Flop," "lay an egg" fits perfectly as it describes a failure or a disappointing outcome.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Flop
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- collapse
- fall through
- dud
- fall flat
- right
- washout
- founder
- bust
- floating-point operation
- crumble
- breakdown
- bump
Crossword Answer definitions
DUD noun- A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.
- A failure of any kind.
- Clothes, now always used in plural form duds.
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 DUD
- Flop
- Total failure
- Bomb of a bomb
- Fiasco
- Washout
- Bummer
- Independence Day no-show?
- Spectacular failure
- Total misfire
- Turkey
More clues leading to the result BOMB
- Box office flop
- Die, on stage
- Fail at the box office
- Fail big-time
- Turkey
- Broadway turkey
- Explosive
- Broadway flop
- Utter flop
- Filmdom flop
More clues leading to the result FIASCO
- Big mess
- SNAFU
- Utter failure
- Lead balloon
- Big flop
- Spectacular failure
- Unmitigated disaster
- Huge flop
- Debacle
- Complete catastrophe
More clues leading to the result LEMON
- Iced-tea add-in
- Ade juice
- Ade variety
- Detroit dud
- Problematic car
- Symbol of sourness
- A real dud
- Water garnish
- Auto freshener option
- Subject of many a "Car Talk" call
More clues leading to the result TURKEY
- Flop
- Dud
- Bomb
- Opposite of smash
- Interested spectator of the Dodecanese.
- Controller of the Dardanelles.
- Inonu's country.
- His days are numbered.
- November symbol.
- Box office flop.
More clues leading to the result BUST
- Failure
- Sculptor's creation
- Sculpture
- It's put on a pedestal
- First-round draft pick that goes nowhere
- Hourglass part?
- Police raid
- Utter failure
- Marble head?
- Sculptor's portrait
More clues leading to the result LAYANEGG
- Bomb big-time
- Succeed in a coop, or fail in most else
- Die on the stage
- Bomb
- Bomb on stage
- Fail big-time
- Bomb on Broadway
- Flop
More clues leading to the result STINKAROO
More clues leading to the result FAIL
- Go down the tubes
- Go pfft!
- Opposite of ace
- Go downhill
- Flunk
- Go belly-up
- Epic ___
- Go pfft big time
- Fall short
- Disappoint
More clues leading to the result LOSER
- "The Born __"
- Consistent failure
- Wanderer
- Hardly a winner
- He has lots of sour-grapes?
- Jenny Craig fan
- Short-straw drawer
- Beck single of 1993
- Beck's breakout single
- Early Beck single
More clues leading to the result BOMBONBROADWAY
More clues leading to the result FOUNDER
More clues leading to the result BOXOFFICEBOMB
More clues leading to the result EPICFAIL
- Total bomb
- Cringe-worthy YouTube subject
- Not just a mess-up, in modern lingo
- Facepalm inducer
- Flop that's one for the ages
- It's worse than a bomb
- FLOP
- Dumpster fire
- Seriously embarrassing blunder
More clues leading to the result COMPLETEFAILURE
More clues leading to the result DROOP
- Begin to wither
- Hang like a spaniel's ears
- Sag
- Hang limply
- Sagginess
- Flag
- Lose resilience
- Start to wilt
- Wilt
- Hang like a walrus mustache
More clues leading to the result DOG
- Pug or boxer
- Fido, e.g.
- Go after
- Jack Russell, for one
- Odie
- Drug-sniffer, perhaps
- Frequent "Too Cute!" animal
- Pooch
- Follow closely
- Boxer, for one
More clues leading to the result GOBUST
- Lose everything
- Experience bankruptcy
- Fail
- Lose it all
- Tank
- Lose one's shirt
- Become bankrupt: Slang
- Lose one's shirt, in business
- Totally fail
- Lose an all-in hand, say