Wrong crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Wrong” are BASE, EVIL or AWRY, with 4 letters. Below are 54 answers from 4 to 14 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

BASE 4 letters · noun

installation from which a military force initiates operations “the attack wiped out our forward bases”

FALSE 5 letters · adjective

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality “gave false testimony under oath”

INSIDE 6 letters · adjective

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space “he reached into his inside jacket pocket”

VICIOUS 7 letters · adjective

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering “vicious kicks”

CRIMINAL 8 letters · adjective

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure “a criminal waste of talent”

INCORRECT 9 letters · adjective

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth “an incorrect calculation”

INACCURATE 10 letters · adjective

erroneous “an inaccurate translation”

INCORRECTLY 11 letters · adverb

in an incorrect manner

INAPPROPRIATE 13 letters · adjective

not suitable for a particular occasion etc “noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness”

MALFUNCTIONING 14 letters · adjective

not performing or able to perform its regular function “a malfunctioning valve”

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, BASE, EVIL and AWRY all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: B → BASE · E → EVIL · A → AWRY. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, INSIDE, DAMAGE, WICKED, FAULTY, UNJUST and ETHICS all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: I → INSIDE · D → DAMAGE · W → WICKED · F → FAULTY · U → UNJUST · E → ETHICS. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 7 squares, VICIOUS, IMMORAL, HAYWIRE and REVENGE all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: V → VICIOUS · I → IMMORAL · H → HAYWIRE · R → REVENGE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “wronged” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “wrong” means

• adjective: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth (“the report in the paper is wrong”)
• adjective: contrary to conscience or morality or law (“it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor”)
• adjective: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion (“said all the wrong things”)
• adjective: not functioning properly (“something is wrong with the engine”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as WRONG, and words whose definition is WRONG. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.