Fail, informally (4) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fail, informally last seen in New York Times Mini puzzle. 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 FLUNK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLUNK Fail, informally (5) New York Times Mini May 28, 2025
98% FLOP Fail, informally (4) (4)
73% TANK Deliberately try to fail, informally (4) New York Times Aug 25, 2024
10% OMIT Fail to include (4) New York Times Mini Jan 9, 2026
10% MISSES Fails to hit (6) Universal Jan 7, 2026
10% ELSE "If all __ fails..." (4) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
10% ISNT Fails to be (4) Premier Sunday Dec 28, 2025
10% IFNOT "Failing that ... " (5) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
10% DOESNT Fails to (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
10% MISS Fail to see (4) Newsday Dec 25, 2025

Last appeared together with the following clues in New York Times Mini puzzle

Fail, informally (4) Crossword Clue
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