Messes up
The crossword clue "Messes up" is answered by ERRS, a 4-letter entry. Used 160 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 26 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ERRS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERRS answer page.
Used 160 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 26 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- GOOFS (6 uses in xd)
- SOILS (5 uses in xd)
- BOTCHES (2 uses in xd)
- FLUBS (2 uses in xd)
- LOUSES (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ERRS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ERRS, most used first.
- Makes a mistake - used 219 times, most recently in 2026
- Blunders - used 158 times, most recently in 2026
- Goofs - used 152 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes astray - used 122 times, most recently in 2026
- Blows it - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
- Slips up - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes mistakes - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes wrong - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
- Screws up - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Goofs up - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Otherwise - ELSE, used 1,353 times
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- At any time - EVER, used 696 times
- Therefore - ERGO, used 684 times
- Gaelic - ERSE, used 679 times
- Raison d'___ - ETRE, used 658 times
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