Make a boo-boo
The crossword clue "Make a boo-boo" is answered by ERR, a 3-letter entry. Used 65 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ERR
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERR answer page.
Used 65 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 21 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.
- GOOF (10 uses in xd)
- FLUB (2 uses in xd)
- LOUSEUP (1 uses in xd)
- MESSUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ERR
Every other clue in this collection answered by ERR, most used first.
- Mess up - used 508 times, most recently in 2026
- Make a mistake - used 385 times, most recently in 2026
- Go wrong - used 260 times, most recently in 2026
- Slip up - used 238 times, most recently in 2026
- Go astray - used 211 times, most recently in 2026
- Goof up - used 198 times, most recently in 2026
- "To ___ is human" - used 185 times, most recently in 2026
- Screw up - used 165 times, most recently in 2026
- Drop the ball - used 143 times, most recently in 2026
- Miscalculate - used 138 times, most recently in 2026
- Blow it - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ on the side of caution - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Do the wrong thing - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Miss the mark - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Make mistakes - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Commit a faux pas - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Make a blunder - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Be mistaken - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Get it wrong - used 53 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.
- Make a choice - OPT, used 399 times
- Make lace - TAT, used 259 times
- Make public - AIR, used 94 times
- Make illegal - BAN, used 91 times
- Barely make, with "out" - EKE, used 83 times
- Make a decision - OPT, used 77 times
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