CClue Cache
Wednesday, November 4, 2026  ยท  Your daily stash of puzzle hints. Answers stay hidden until you ask for them.
All crossword clues
Crossword clues

Throw for a loop

Answer: ADDLE - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Throw for a loop" is answered by ADDLE, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

The answer

ADDLE

ADDLE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADDLE answer page.

9Times used
6Distinct years
2021Most recent year
8Publications

Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

Other clues for ADDLE

Every other clue in this collection answered by ADDLE, most used first.

  • Confuse - used 295 times, most recently in 2026
  • Discombobulate - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
  • Mix up - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
  • Confound - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
  • Befuddle - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
  • Bewilder - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
  • Make confused - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
  • Perplex - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
  • Flummox - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
  • Muddle - used 13 times, most recently in 2010
  • Nonplus - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
  • Fluster - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
  • Make muddled - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
  • Throw into confusion - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

Search the clue collection

Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.