Confess that hurts when wordplay backfires (3,2) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Confess that hurts when wordplay backfires (3,2) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OWNUP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OWNUP Confess that hurts when wordplay backfires (3,2) (5)
6% ADMIT Confess (5) USA Today Aug 31, 2025
6% BANG Backfire sound (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 19, 2025
6% PUN Wordplay (3) The Telegraph Quick Jul 14, 2025
6% OWN UP Confess it hurts having wordplay rejected (6)
5% HARMS Hurts (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 2, 2025
5% YEOW "That hurts!" (4) USA Today Aug 31, 2025
5% PUNGENT Strong man of wordplay? (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 25, 2025
5% STUNG Swindled; hurt (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 23, 2025
5% PAN Hurtful review (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 23, 2025
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