The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GRIFTER , but the solution may also be SCAMMER which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Con artist crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GRIFTER | 39 % | 7 |
| SCAMMER | 13 % | 7 |
| SWINDLER | 9 % | 8 |
| FLEECER | 9 % | 7 |
| DUPER | 9 % | 5 |
| FAKER | 9 % | 5 |
| HOODWINKER | 4 % | 10 |
| CHISELER | 4 % | 8 |
| SHYSTER | 4 % | 7 |
Why may SCAMMER be the right solution?
"SCAMMER" is the right answer because a con artist is someone who carries out scams or fraudulent schemes to deceive people for personal gain, and a "SCAMMER" is a common term used to describe such a person.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Con artist
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- confidence man
- con man
- scam artist
- con-artist
- confidence artist
- swindler
- confidence trickster
- fraud
- conman
- trickster
- charlatan
- deceiver
Crossword Answer definitions
GRIFTER noun- A con artist; someone who pulls confidence games.
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 GRIFTER
More clues leading to the result SCAMMER
More clues leading to the result SWINDLER
- Cheater
- Cheat
- Con man
- One looking for a mark
- Bernie Madoff, notably
- Con artist
- Cheat.
- Pro who cons
- Expert with a racket
More clues leading to the result FLEECER
More clues leading to the result DUPER
- Super follower
- Con man
- Super conclusion?
- Trickster
- Deceiving one.
- Super-___.
- Super-___
- Dolphins' super pass-catcher
- Miami's super receiver
- Miami pass-catcher
More clues leading to the result FAKER
- One who plays possum, for example
- Phony
- Charlatan
- Quack
- Con artist
- Impostor
- Phony person
- Pretender
- Actor, usually
- Fraud
More clues leading to the result HOODWINKER
More clues leading to the result CHISELER
- Crook
- Con artist
- Con man
- Deceitful one
- Swindler: Colloq.
- Small-time crook: Slang.
- Scrounger.
- Petty cheat
- Shady sculptor?
- Deceitful sculptor?