Fall short
The crossword clue "Fall short" is answered by FAIL, a 4-letter entry. Used 26 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
FAIL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FAIL answer page.
Used 26 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 9 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.
- COMEUPEMPTY (1 uses in xd)
- MISSTHEMARK (1 uses in xd)
- NOTMAKETHEGRADE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FAIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by FAIL, most used first.
- Go belly up - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
- Flunk - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Short skirt - MINI, used 149 times
- Get ready, for short - PREP, used 123 times
- And others, for short - ETAL, used 111 times
- Short distance - STEP, used 100 times
- Shoulder muscle, for short - DELT, used 87 times
- Fall birthstone - OPAL, used 76 times
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