Take a wrong turn, say

The answer to “Take a wrong turn, say” in the USA Today crossword is ERR — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 16, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 10-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Take a wrong turn, say” answer

ERR (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is ERR.

What does ERR mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ERR is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Take a wrong turn, say” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 16, 2026 (most recent) → ERR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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