The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LINT , but the solution may also be ERROR which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Fluff crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LINT | 68 % | 4 |
| ERROR | 9 % | 5 |
| ERR | 8 % | 3 |
| BONER | 4 % | 5 |
| SLIP | 3 % | 4 |
| FILLER | 1 % | 6 |
| NAP | 1 % | 3 |
| PAP | 1 % | 3 |
| DOWN | 1 % | 4 |
| BOTCH | 1 % | 5 |
| MARSHMALLOWSPREAD | 1 % | 17 |
| EIDER | 1 % | 5 |
Why may ERROR be the right solution?
"Fluff" is a synonym for mistake or error, which makes "ERROR" the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fluff
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- frippery
- bollocks
- frivolity
- bollix
- ruffle
- bobble
- tease
- blunder
- blow
- screw up
- flub
- spoil
Crossword Answer definitions
LINT noun- A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
- Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
- Raw cotton ready for baling.
- To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.
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 LINT
- Drier residue
- Dryer residue
- Serge suit problem
- Dryer attachment?
- Dryer dregs
- Dryer fluff
- Fuzzy stuff
- Pocket filler, maybe
- Fuzz
- Kind of screen
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 ERR
- Be human
- Be human?
- Be off the mark
- Be sadly mistaken
- Blow it
- Do the wrong thing
- Drop a popup
- Go astray
- Go wrong
- Goof
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 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 FILLER
- Padding material
- Fluff
- Dentist, at times
- Spackle, e.g.
- Padding
- Item used to complete a column.
- Pad of loose-leaf paper.
- Newspaper padding
- Secondary item in a newspaper
- Unnewsy news
More clues leading to the result NAP
- Fabric fuzz
- Afternoon snooze
- Drift off for a bit
- Part of a toddler's afternoon routine
- Take a snooze
- Day break
- Fuzzy fabric surface
- Fast crash?
- Quick time out?
- Fuzzy surface
More clues leading to the result PAP
- Lacking real value or substance
- Soft food
- Baby food
- Drivel
- Food eaten with a spoon
- Infant's food
- Food for infants
- Twaddle
- Mushy food
- Nonsense
More clues leading to the result DOWN
- Fluffy feathers
- "Black Hawk ___" (2001 Ridley Scott movie)
- Like this answer
- See above
- Bummed
- This way
- Like this clue's answer
- The other way?
- Out partner
- Melancholy