Dropped fly, e.g.

The answer

ERROR

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

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ERROR

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

• Mistake - used 223 times, most recently in 2026
• Goof - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
• Slip - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Blunder - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Boo-boo - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Miscue - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Faux pas - used 36 times, most recently in 2020
• Slip-up - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Diamond flaw? - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• Trial's partner - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
• Miscalculation - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Misstep - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Flub - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
• Trial partner - used 23 times, most recently in 2020
• Proofreader's find - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Trial and ___ - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Baseball statistic - used 19 times, most recently in 2010
• Misplay - used 19 times, most recently in 2004
• Overthrow, e.g. - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Typo - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Typo, e.g. - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Gaffe - used 17 times, most recently in 2022
• Baseball blunder - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Fielding flub - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Wrong move - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Blooper - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Oversight - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Fielder's flub - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Inaccuracy - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Misjudgment - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Bobble - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Fielder's goof - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Kind of message - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Screw-up - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Baseball term. - used 9 times, most recently in 1964
• Glitch - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Misprint - used 9 times, most recently in 2005
• Screwup - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Fluff - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Overthrow, say - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Slipup - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Wild throw, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Apology prompter - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Box-score bobble - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Box-score item - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Field trip? - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Proofreader's catch - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Shortstop's blunder - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Box-score entry - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Diamond flub - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• "File not found," e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Lapse - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Trial companion - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Trial's companion - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Typo, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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.

• "When pigs fly!" - NEVER, used 99 times
• Dropped the ball - ERRED, used 29 times
• "Go fly ___!" - AKITE, used 24 times
• Dropped tomato sound - SPLAT, used 23 times
• Fly in the ointment - SNAFU, used 17 times
• Dropped a line - WROTE, used 15 times

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