The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DITZ , but the solution may also be AIRHEAD which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Scatterbrain crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DITZ | 38 % | 4 |
| AIRHEAD | 25 % | 7 |
| FLIBBERTIGIBBET | 13 % | 15 |
| DINGALING | 8 % | 9 |
| SPACECADET | 4 % | 10 |
| NINNY | 4 % | 5 |
| FEATHERPATE | 4 % | 11 |
| SPACE CADET | 4 % | 11 |
Why may SPACE-CADET be the right solution?
The term "scatterbrain" refers to someone who is absent-minded or easily distracted. "Space cadet" is a colloquial expression used to describe a person who is dreamy, forgetful, or inattentive. Both phrases convey a similar meaning, making "SPACE CADET" the appropriate answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scatterbrain
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- forgetful person
- flibbertigibbet
- addlebrain
- rattlebrain
- hot-brain
- madcap
- brain damage
- frenetic
- buckaroo
- mind like a sieve
- giddy
- fluster
Crossword Answer definitions
DITZ noun- A scatterbrained person, especially a woman.
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 DITZ
More clues leading to the result AIRHEAD
More clues leading to the result FLIBBERTIGIBBET
- Scatterbrain
- Old gossip
- Flighty fellow
- Flighty one
- Chatterbox.
- Featherbrain
- Dwarfish boy in Scott's "Kenilworth"
- Irresponsible person
- Flighty person
- Silly, flighty person
More clues leading to the result DINGALING
- Scatterbrain
- Dumbbell or bell sound
- Dope
- Kook
- Foolish one
- Tinkling sound
- "My _____" (1972 hit)
- Doofus
- Lamebrain
- Knucklehead
More clues leading to the result SPACECADET
- Out-of-touch type
- After grading the student's test, the teacher said "You have all the makings of a ___"
- Flake
- Vacuous one
- Goofball
- Out-of-touch sort, among the stars?
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- Ditzy one
- *Scatterbrain
- *One in la-la land