Throw into confusion

The answer

ADDLE

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

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 6 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.

• DERANGE (2 uses in xd)
• DISRUPT (2 uses in xd)
• DEMORALIZE (1 uses in xd)
• OVERSET (1 uses in xd)
• UNHINGE (1 uses in xd)

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
• Throw for a loop - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• 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

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.

• Make into law - ENACT, used 206 times
• Vote into office - ELECT, used 176 times
• Put into law - ENACT, used 97 times
• Pass into law - ENACT, used 74 times
• Go into - ENTER, used 73 times
• Put into office - ELECT, used 58 times

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