Gaffe

The answer

ERROR

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

Used 17 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 7 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.

• BONER (9 uses in xd)
• SLIP (9 uses in xd)
• MISTAKE (3 uses in xd)
• BLOOPER (2 uses in xd)
• MISCUE (2 uses in xd)

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
• 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
• Dropped fly, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• "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.

• Gaffe - BONER, used 9 times

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