Answer to "Bit of trickery" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RUSE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.

Bit of trickery crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
RUSE	41 %	4
PLOY	24 %	4
WILE	18 %	4
TRAP	6 %	4
GAG	6 %	3
STRATEGEM	6 %	9

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bit of trickery

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• deception
• mischief
• prank
• roguery
• rogue
• mischievous
• naughty
• trick
• trickster
• bull
• makeshift
• knave

Crossword Answer definitions

RUSE noun

1. A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.
2. (by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
3. Cunning, guile, trickery.

RUSE verb

1. To deceive or trick using a ruse.
2. Of an animal: to turn or double back to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result RUSE

• Crafty manuever
• Subterfuge
• Trick
• Deception
• Devious scheme
• Artful dodge
• Bit of chicanery
• Con man's device
• Artifice
• Ploy

More clues leading to the result PLOY

• Ruse
• Gimmick
• Artful dodge
• Clever machination
• Tricky maneuver
• Strategy
• Underhanded tactic
• Stratagem
• Clever tactic
• Sly stratagem

More clues leading to the result WILE

• __ E. Coyote
• Stratagem
• Bit of chicanery
• Scheming
• Sneaky trick
• Trick
• Artifice
• Sly stratagem
• Beguiling trick
• Pass, with "away"

More clues leading to the result TRAP

• "The Parent ____"
• "The Tender ___"
• Clay-pigeon launcher
• Mouth, slangily
• Pitfall
• Ensnare
• Golf course hazard
• Golf hazard
• Headache for Tiger Woods
• Lint spot

More clues leading to the result GAG

• "__ me with a spoon!"
• April Fools' Day doing
• Choke
• React to a stench, perhaps
• Joke
• React to a tongue depressor
• Prop in 51-Across
• S&M prop
• ---
• Have a tough time swallowing?

More clues leading to the result STRATEGEM

• Bit of trickery