Character who gave her name to the unintentional use of a wrong word Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Character who gave her name to the unintentional use of a wrong word . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MALAPROP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALAPROP Character who gave her name to the unintentional use of a wrong word (8)
3% EMANATED Gave out wrong name and date (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
3% NOUN Word used as the name of something (4) (4) Puzzler Oct 22, 2025
3% PUN "No ___ intended" (unintentional wordplay) (3)
2% MOIRAROSE "Schitt's Creek" character who tells her son to "stop acting like a disgruntled pelican" (9) LA Times Daily Nov 29, 2025
2% NSA US agents who listen in (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 28, 2025
2% FED Gave grub to (3) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
2% CITED Gave as an example (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 22, 2025
2% ASSIGNED Gave, as homework (8) Commuter Nov 22, 2025
2% TEMPTAVERUNT They gave it a go (12) The Times O Tempora Nov 22, 2025
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