Crossword answer
FLOP
4 letters · Used for 14 different clues · 21 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, August 25, 2026
Letter pattern
FLOP
Clues that lead to FLOP
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Loose movement – flip-___ (4)4The GuardianAug 25, 2026
--> sandal4USA Today Quick CrossAug 20, 2026
Box-office bomb4Daily ThemedAug 11, 2026
Movie that sells very few tickets4Crosswords With FriendsMay 12, 2026
Fail, unlike any of the movies in this crossword4Daily ThemedApr 2, 2026
Fail, like a movie4Daily ThemedFeb 8, 2026
Left a dandy out as a failure4Evening StandardOct 1, 2025
Dud4Eugene ShefferSep 2, 2025
Film that's a commercial disaster4Daily ThemedMay 4, 2025
Broadway failure4Eugene ShefferJan 10, 2025
The Fosbury ___, sports moment when Dick Fosbury made a gold-winning high jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics4Daily ThemedSep 3, 2024
Box office disaster4Daily ThemedAug 17, 2023
Movie that's an epic fail at the box office, say4Daily ThemedJul 11, 2023
Collapse, not being hit4Evening StandardMay 12, 2022
About FLOP in crosswords
FLOP is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 21 times in our database across 14 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Loose movement – flip-___ (4)” in the The Guardian crossword on August 25, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
AUNTRelative
ALLY"___ McBeal," legal comedy-drama where Calista Flockhart plays the idealistic lead who gives the show its name
WONTTom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”
AMIEFemale friend in France
OBISKimono sashes
LISPIs in the record as an imperfect utterance
STOPCease
WEEDA diminutive figure, but growing
DELISupermarket cold-cuts area
AGESHistoric times
EYEDTook a good look at
HILOBig Island county seat
MICAGlittery mineral
AUTOCar
Every appearance of FLOP (21)
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Aug 25, 2026
Loose movement – flip-___ (4) · The Guardian · 18 Down
Aug 20, 2026
--> sandal · USA Today Quick Cross · Down
Aug 11, 2026
Box-office bomb · Daily Themed · 52 Across
May 12, 2026
Movie that sells very few tickets · Crosswords With Friends · 1
Apr 2, 2026
Fail, unlike any of the movies in this crossword · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Feb 8, 2026
Fail, like a movie · Daily Themed · 16 Down
Oct 1, 2025
Left a dandy out as a failure · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Sep 2, 2025
Dud · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
May 4, 2025
Film that's a commercial disaster · Daily Themed · 46 Across
Jan 10, 2025
Broadway failure · Eugene Sheffer · 25 Across
Sep 3, 2024
The Fosbury ___, sports moment when Dick Fosbury made a gold-winning high jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Mar 2, 2024
Dud · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Down
Feb 12, 2024
Broadway failure · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down
Oct 24, 2023
Dud · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Aug 17, 2023
Box office disaster · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Jul 11, 2023
Movie that's an epic fail at the box office, say · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Feb 13, 2023
Broadway failure · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Nov 14, 2022
Box office disaster · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Jul 22, 2022
Dud · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Down
May 12, 2022
Collapse, not being hit · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 19, 2020
Left a dandy out as a failure · Evening Standard · 14 Across