Screw-up Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Screw-up?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Screw-up is SNAFU. Other possible answers include BONER, ass, asses, ball up, bang, banged, banging, bangs, among others.

Q: How many solutions are there for Screw-up?

We have found 169 possible answers for the crossword clue Screw-up.

Q: What is another word for Screw-up?

We list 167 synonyms related to Screw-up. Common alternatives include ASS, BED, EFF, BANG.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Screw-up?

Clues like Screw-up often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The i Paper, The Guardian Quiptic, The Guardian Prize, Daily Express, Financial Times Daily, among others.

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Hint 1: Meaning

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" .

Hint 2: Synonyms

ASS, BED, EFF

Hint 3: Best answers

SNAFU, BONER, ASS

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Best answers for Screw-up

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All 169 answers for Screw-up

Screw-up with 3 letters (3)

Answer	Letters
ASS	3
BED	3
EFF	3

Screw-up with 4 letters (16)

Answer	Letters
BANG	4
BEDS	4
BLEW	4
BLOW	4
BONK	4
DO IT	4
EFFS	4

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FLUB	4
FUCK	4
HUMP	4
JAZZ	4
KNEW	4
KNOW	4
LOVE	4
MUFF	4
SHAG	4

Screw-up with 5 letters (26)

Answer	Letters
SNAFU	5
BONER	5
ASSES	5
BANGS	5
BLOWN	5
BLOWS	5
BODGE	5

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BONKS	5
BOTCH	5
CHEAT	5
EFFED	5
FLUBS	5
FLUFF	5
FUCKS	5
HOT UP	5
HUMPS	5
KNOWN	5
KNOWS	5
LOVED	5
LOVES	5
MUFFS	5
NOOKY	5
SHAFT	5
SHAGS	5
SHTUP	5
SPOIL	5

Screw-up with 6 letters (36)

Answer	Letters
BALL UP	6
BANGED	6
BEDDED	6
BOBBLE	6
BODGED	6
BODGES	6
BOLLIX	6

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BONKED	6
BUMBLE	6
BUNGLE	6
CHEATS	6
CHOUSE	6
EFFING	6
FLUFFS	6
FOUL UP	6
FUCK UP	6
FUCKED	6
FUMBLE	6
GAOLER	6
HEAT UP	6
HUMPED	6
JAILER	6
JAILOR	6
JAZZED	6
JAZZES	6
JOCKEY	6
LOVING	6
MESS UP	6
MUCK UP	6
MUFFED	6
NOOKIE	6
SCREWS	6
SHAFTS	6
SHTUPS	6
SPOILS	6
SPOILT	6

Screw-up with 7 letters (42)

Answer	Letters
BANGING	7
BEDDING	7
BLOWING	7
BOBBLED	7
BOBBLES	7
BODGING	7
BONKING	7

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BOTCH UP	7
BOTCHED	7
BOTCHES	7
BUMBLED	7
BUMBLES	7
BUNGLED	7
BUNGLES	7
CHEATED	7
CHICANE	7
CHOUSED	7
CHOUSES	7
DRIVE IN	7
FLUBBED	7
FLUFFED	7
FUCKING	7
FUMBLED	7
FUMBLES	7
GAOLERS	7
GET IT ON	7
GET LAID	7
HAVE SEX	7
HUMPING	7
JAILERS	7
JAILORS	7
JAZZING	7
JOCKEYS	7
KNOWING	7
LIE WITH	7
LOUSE UP	7
MAKE OUT	7
MUFFING	7
NOOKIES	7
SCREWED	7
SHAFTED	7
TURNKEY	7

Screw-up with 8 letters (21)

Answer	Letters
BOBBLING	8
BOLLIX UP	8
BOLLIXES	8
BOLLOCKS	8
BOTCHING	8
BUMBLING	8
BUNGLING	8

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CHEATING	8
CHICANED	8
CHICANES	8
CHOUSING	8
FLUBBING	8
FLUFFING	8
FUCKINGS	8
FUMBLING	8
JOCKEYED	8
MAKE LOVE	8
SCREWING	8
SHAFTING	8
SPOILING	8
TURNKEYS	8

Screw-up with 9 letters (7)

Answer	Letters
BOLLIXXED	9
CHICANING	9
HAVE IT OFF	9
JOCKEYING	9
MISHANDLE	9
SCREWINGS	9
SLEEP WITH	9

Screw-up with 10 letters (9)

Answer	Letters
BE INTIMATE	10
BOLLIXXING	10
BOLLOCKS UP	10
BOLLOCKSED	10
BOLLOCKSES	10
HAVE IT AWAY	10
MISHANDLED	10

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MISHANDLES	10
PIECE OF ASS	10

Screw-up with 11 letters (5)

Answer	Letters
BOLLOCKSING	11
HAVE A GO AT IT	11
MISHANDLING	11
PIECE OF TAIL	11
PRISON GUARD	11

Screw-up with 12 letters (1)

Answer	Letters
ROLL IN THE HAY	12

Screw-up with 13 letters (1)

Answer	Letters
SLEEP TOGETHER	13

Screw-up with 14 letters (1)

Answer	Letters
SCREW PROPELLER	14

Screw-up with 15 letters (1)

Answer	Letters
HAVE INTERCOURSE	15

Synonyms for Screw-up

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What's the best solution for Screw-up?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Screw-up is SNAFU. Other possible answers include BONER, ass, asses, ball up, bang, banged, banging, bangs, among others.

How many solutions are there for Screw-up?

We have found 169 possible answers for the crossword clue Screw-up.

How do I find a solution for Screw-up?

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What is another word for Screw-up?

We list 167 synonyms related to Screw-up. Common alternatives include ASS, BED, EFF, BANG.

Which crosswords feature clues like Screw-up?

Clues like Screw-up often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The i Paper, The Guardian Quiptic, The Guardian Prize, Daily Express, Financial Times Daily, among others.

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