Big mess
The crossword clue "Big mess" is answered by SNAFU, a 5-letter entry. Used 43 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SNAFU
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNAFU answer page.
Used 43 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 15 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.
- FIASCO (4 uses in xd)
- RATSNEST (2 uses in xd)
- DDDDD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SNAFU
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNAFU, most used first.
- Major mix-up - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Major mess - used 27 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.
- Big hit - SMASH, used 75 times
- Big rigs - SEMIS, used 69 times
- Big dipper - LADLE, used 52 times
- Big name in printers - EPSON, used 49 times
- Big name in tractors - DEERE, used 49 times
- Big books - TOMES, used 45 times
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