Confuse
The crossword clue "Confuse" is answered by ADDLE, a 5-letter entry. Used 295 times across 64 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 38 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ADDLE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ADDLE answer page.
Used 295 times across 64 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 38 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BAFFLE (7 uses in xd)
- MUDDLE (6 uses in xd)
- BEFUDDLE (5 uses in xd)
- FLUMMOX (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for ADDLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ADDLE, most used first.
- Discombobulate - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Mix up - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Confound - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Befuddle - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Bewilder - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Confuse - BEFOG, used 33 times
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