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 |
| FLEECER | 9 % | 7 |
| DUPER | 9 % | 5 |
| FAKER | 9 % | 5 |
| SWINDLER | 9 % | 8 |
| 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 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 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 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?