The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ERROR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2019.
Gaffe crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERROR | 36 % | 5 |
| BONER | 27 % | 5 |
| SLIP | 21 % | 4 |
| MISTAKE | 6 % | 7 |
| BLOOPER | 3 % | 7 |
| FAUXPAS | 3 % | 7 |
| WRONGSTEP | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gaffe
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- faux pas
- gaucherie
- solecism
- slip
- slip-up
- blunder
- mistake
- error
- flub
- blunders
- misstep
- blooper
Crossword Answer definitions
ERROR noun- The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
- A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
- Sin; transgression.
- A failure to complete a task, usually involving a premature termination.
- The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
- A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
- One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.
- Any alteration in the DNA chemical structure occurring during DNA replication, recombination or repairing.
- To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.
- To show or contain an error or fault.
- To err.
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 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 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 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 BLOOPER
- Blown line
- TV blunder
- Radio announcer's blunder
- Foul-up
- Humorous clip in a director's cut, perhaps
- On-air boner
- Bobble or fumble
- Slip
- Bit of unintended humor
- Slip-up on the set
More clues leading to the result FAUXPAS
- Slip
- Blunder
- Breach of etiquette
- Eating peas with a knife, say
- Social no-no
- Impropriety
- Elbows on the table, say
- Social blunder
- Mistake.
- A breach of etiquette.