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The Clue
Made a gaffe (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ERRED
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Notes
The answer ERRED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
Related Clues
Blundered
Booted one
Bungled
Flubbed
Goofed
Miscalculated
Miscued
Nodded
Sinned
Slipped
Strayed
Wandered
Blew it
Dropped a fly
Flubbed a fly
Guessed wrong
Made a blooper
Made a mistake
Messed up
Slipped a cog
Slipped up
Was a boob
Was human
Went astray
Went wrong
Committed a faux pas
Did the human thing
Got it wrong
Got things wrong
Made a boo-boo
Threw wildly at Shea
Was off base
Went off course
Definition
ERR as a verb:
1. (err, mistake, slip) = to make a mistake or be incorrect
2. (stray, err, drift) = 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"