FOLLY Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 155 solutions for 'FOLLY' with 4 to 16 letters.
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The clue "folly" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on April 4, 2026. The correct answer for this puzzle is "MADNESS", a 7-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
FOLLY with 10 letters
DIVERGENCE
10
GAUCHENESS
10
IMBECILITY
10
IMPRUDENCE
10
INELEGANCE
10
INEPTITUDE
10
INSANENESS
10
OAFISHNESS
10
OBTUSENESS
10
SCREWINESS
10
STOLIDNESS
10
TRIVIALITY
10
UNWISE STEP
10
FOLLY with 11 letters
ABNORMALITY
11
AWKWARDNESS
11
DERANGEMENT
11
FATUOUSNESS
11
FOOLISHNESS
11
IMPETUOSITY
11
IMPROPRIETY
11
INFATUATION
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KLEPTOMANIA
11
PSYCHOPATHY
11
STUPID THING
11
UNSOUNDNESS
11
USELESSNESS
11
WITLESSNESS
11
FOLLY with 12 letters
CHILDISHNESS
12
CLOWNISHNESS
12
ECCENTRICITY
12
HEEDLESSNESS
12
INCOMPETENCE
12
INDISCRETION
12
MINDLESSNESS
12
TACTLESSNESS
12
TRIFLINGNESS
12
UNGAINLINESS
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UNSTEADINESS
12
FOLLY with 13 letters
BRAINLESSNESS
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FOOLHARDINESS
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FRIVOLOUSNESS
13
HALLUCINATION
13
IMPERCIPIENCE
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IRRATIONALITY
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SCHIZOPHRENIA
13
SENSELESSNESS
13
FOLLY with 14 letters
FOOLHEADEDNESS
14
UNINTELLIGENCE
14
WEAK-MINDEDNESS
14
FOLLY with 15 letters
CRACKPOTTEDNESS
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INEFFECTIVENESS
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LACK OF FORESIGHT
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THOUGHTLESSNESS
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FOLLY with 16 letters
INDISCRIMINATION
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PREPOSTEROUSNESS
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Top answers for FOLLY crossword clue from newspapers

MADNESS
IDIOCY
SILLINESS
LUNACY

Definition of folly

  • foolish or senseless behavior; the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"; the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

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What is the best solution to the riddle FOLLY?

Solution MADNESS is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution MADNESS is 7 letters long. We have 16 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "FOLLY"?

There are 155 solutions. The longest is INDISCRIMINATION with 16 letters, and the shortest is BUNK with 4 letters.

Is crossword puzzle clue "FOLLY" trending today?

Yes, "FOLLY" is currently trending (last update: 30 Apr 2026). Many solvers seem to find this clue challenging! Other clues with traffic peaks today are: Meeting, Significant, Expert, Muck and Smear.

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How long are the solutions for "FOLLY"?

Solutions are between 4 and 16 letters long.

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Clue Answers
A LUDICROUS FOLLY
10
Extreme folly
4
Clinton's Folly canal
2
He wrote "The Praise of Folly"
2
Senseless folly
2
Affect with folly
1
Alaska was his "Folly"
1
The Praise of Folly, e.g.
1
Literary works using irony to expose folly
1
Height of folly
1
Goddess of criminal folly
1
Canal called "Clinton's folly"
1
___ folly to be wise (Gray)
1
363-mile project known as Clinton's Folly
1
___ folly to be wise
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Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise poet
1
AFFECT with folly
1
Ford's folly?
1
Ford folly
1
Focus of Seward's Folly
1
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