The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BOZO , but the solution may also be KNUCKLEHEAD which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Goofball crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BOZO | 27 % | 4 |
| NERD | 23 % | 4 |
| YOYO | 8 % | 4 |
| DOOFUS | 8 % | 6 |
| NUT | 8 % | 3 |
| BUFFOON | 4 % | 7 |
| KNUCKLEHEAD | 4 % | 11 |
| SILLYGOOSE | 4 % | 10 |
| DORK | 4 % | 4 |
| WEIRDO | 4 % | 6 |
| FLAKE | 4 % | 5 |
| SPACECADET | 4 % | 10 |
Why may KNUCKLEHEAD be the right solution?
The term "knucklehead" is often used informally to describe someone who is silly or foolish, which aligns with the clue "goofball."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Goofball
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- doofus
- fool
- moron
- idiot
- silly
- imbecile
- dumb
- nerd
- goofballery
- goof
- buffoon
- goosy
Crossword Answer definitions
BOZO noun- A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man.
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 BOZO
- Larry Harmon creation
- Fool
- Red-haired clown
- TV clown
- Many a politician
- Dummkopf
- Nimrod
- Yahoo
- Dunce
- Clown handle
More clues leading to the result NERD
- Black-sock wearer in gym, perhaps
- Dork
- Dweeb
- Overly bookish sort
- Pocket-protector wearer, perhaps
- Quirky character
- Geek
- High-school misfit
- High-school outcast
- Pocket-protector wearer
More clues leading to the result YOYO
- Inept one
- Dither
- Spinning toy
- Cellist Ma
- Thing on a string
- Spooled toy
- Duncan toy
- Be wildly unstable
- "Rock the cradle" toy
- Duncan product
More clues leading to the result DOOFUS
More clues leading to the result NUT
- Bread or butter ender
- Cashew
- Off-the-wall guy
- Screwball
- Brazil or pecan
- Chest or dough finisher
- Hazel, for one
- Flake
- Litchi or flake
- Macadamia, for one
More clues leading to the result BUFFOON
More clues leading to the result KNUCKLEHEAD
More clues leading to the result SILLYGOOSE
- Person akin to a dumb bunny
- Foolish one
- Funny flier?
- Fool
- Foolish person
- Your opponent in a political argument.
- Fatuous one
- Ninny
- Foolish sort
- Goofball
More clues leading to the result DORK
More clues leading to the result WEIRDO
More clues leading to the result FLAKE
- Oddball
- Corn or nut
- Cereal unit
- Totally forget you were supposed to be somewhere for the thing
- Cereal box remnant
- Snow fall?
- Snow fall
- Snow unit
- Bit of a blizzard
- Kook