The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ERRED , but the solution may also be LOUSED which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Messed up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERRED | 56 % | 5 |
| BOTCHED | 7 % | 7 |
| LOUSED | 7 % | 6 |
| MISDID | 7 % | 6 |
| SOILED | 5 % | 6 |
| BLEW | 5 % | 4 |
| UNTIDY | 2 % | 6 |
| BUNGLED | 2 % | 7 |
| MADEABB | 2 % | 7 |
| BLEWIT | 2 % | 6 |
| RANAFOUL | 2 % | 8 |
Why may LOUSED be the right solution?
The word "LOUSED" is a past tense form of the verb "louse", which means to spoil or ruin something. Therefore, "Messed (up)" is a suitable clue for this answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Messed up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deranged
- muddled
- disarrayed
- misarrayed
- disconcerted
- chaotic
- messy
- disordered
- shuffly
- disorganised
- misorderly
- inchoate
Crossword Answer definitions
ERRED verb- To make a mistake.
- To sin.
- To stray.
- To utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found in the phrase um and er.
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 ERRED
- Goofed up
- Misspelled, e.g.
- Muffed it
- Slipped up
- Took a wrong turn
- Went astray
- Went wrong
- Acted human?
- Blew it
- Blundered
More clues leading to the result BOTCHED
More clues leading to the result LOUSED
- ___ up (bungled)
- Botched, with "up"
- Ruined, with "up"
- Botched (up)
- Spoiled, with "up"
- Made a hash of, with "up"
- Messed (up)
- Fouled (up)
More clues leading to the result MISDID
More clues leading to the result SOILED
- Like inedible underwear?
- Dirty
- Not pristine
- Consigned to the hamper, say
- In need of laundering
- Stained
- Got dirty
- Not clean
- Far from pristine
- Messed up
More clues leading to the result BLEW
- Made bubbles
- Squandered
- Left
- Spent, as cash
- Emulated Gabriel
- Blasted (through)
- Howled, as the wind
- Pulled an Epic Fail
- Stunk and then some
- Was utterly terrible and then some
More clues leading to the result UNTIDY
- Needing picking up
- Not picked up
- Slovenly
- Disordered
- Piglike
- Out of order
- In need of straightening up
- Not neat
- Messy
- Needing neatening
More clues leading to the result BUNGLED
More clues leading to the result MADEABB
More clues leading to the result BLEWIT
- Missed a golden opportunity
- Dropped the ball
- Screwed up
- Let one get away
- Messed up
- Missed an easy one
- Blundered
- Erred big-time
- Screwed up big-time
- Messed up big-time