The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MISTAKEN which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
In the wrong crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MISTAKEN | 57 % | 8 |
| ERRING | 29 % | 6 |
| ATFAULT | 14 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: In the wrong
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- incorrectly
- incorrect
- wrongfully
- wrongness
- wrongly
- wronging
- wrongs
- wrongfulness
- wrongheaded
- incorrectness
- wrongdoings
- wrongdoer
Crossword Answer definitions
MISTAKEN verb- To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
- To misunderstand (someone).
- To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
- To take or choose wrongly.
- Erroneous.
- (with a copula verb, often with about) Having an incorrect belief.
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 MISTAKEN
- Wrong
- Kind of identity
- Off the mark
- In the wrong
- All wet
- Incorrect
- Not right
- Wrong.
- Understood wrongly.
- In error.
More clues leading to the result ERRING
- Falling from grace
- Writing wrong, e.g.
- Muffing a play
- Going off
- Going astray
- Wrong
- Messing up
- Getting it wrong
- Making mistakes
- Goofing up