Fumble
Crossword Clue and Answers

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Publications

  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 25 Jul 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 28 Jun 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 17 Jul 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 18 Jul 2018

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ERR
Wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

4 letters

MUFF
(sports) dropping the ball

BLOW
A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

FLUB
An embarrassing mistake

5 letters

FLUFF
A blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)

SPOIL
Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

GROPE
The act of groping; and instance of groping

BODGE
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

BOTCH
An embarrassing mistake

6 letters

BUMBLE
Walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

BUNGLE
An embarrassing mistake

BOLLIX
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

BOBBLE
The momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"

BALLUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

FOULUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

FUCKUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

MESSUP
Disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"

MUCKUP
Soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"

7 letters

SCREWUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

LOUSEUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

BLUNDER
An embarrassing mistake

BOTCHUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

8 letters

BOLLIXUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

BOLLOCKS
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

STRUGGLE
Strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

9 letters

MISHANDLE
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

10 letters

BOLLOCKSUP
Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

11 letters

DROPTHEBALL
Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"