___ the ball (make a mistake) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue ___ the ball (make a mistake) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DROP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DROP ___ the ball (make a mistake) (4)
10% ERR Make a mistak (3) Commuter Dec 5, 2025
9% ERRS Makes a mistake (4) USA Today Sep 30, 2025
9% I Makes a mistake (1) USA Today Quick Sep 11, 2025
8% SLIPUP Backward students make a mistake (4,2) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
8% ERROR Mistake (5) Newsday Dec 1, 2025
8% SIC "Not my mistake" (3) Commuter Nov 27, 2025
8% ERRED Made a mistake (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 21, 2025
8% GOOF Silly mistake (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 15, 2025
8% ERRATUM Printed mistake (7) The Times Concise Nov 11, 2025
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