The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SCAM , but the solution may also be MONTE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Con game crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCAM | 63 % | 4 |
| BUNCO | 10 % | 5 |
| STING | 9 % | 5 |
| MONTE | 5 % | 5 |
| BUNKO | 4 % | 5 |
| SHAM | 3 % | 4 |
| FLIMFLAM | 2 % | 8 |
| DUPEPROCESS | 1 % | 11 |
| DODGE | 1 % | 5 |
| STINGOPERATION | 1 % | 14 |
| THREECARDMONTE | 1 % | 14 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Con game
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- confidence game
- bunco
- gyp
- hustle
- con
- sting
- bunko
- flimflam
- bunco game
- bunko game
- swindle
- shell game
Crossword Answer definitions
SCAM noun- A fraudulent deal.
- Something that is promoted using scams.
- To defraud or embezzle.
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 SCAM
- Sting
- Get-rich-quick offering, often
- Hoodwink
- Shell game, e.g.
- Con game
- Con man's trick
- Deceptive act
- Pyramid scheme?
- Three-card monte, for one
- Flimflam
More clues leading to the result BUNCO
- Confidence game
- Con game
- Dice-rolling game
- Flimflam
- Gambling swindle
- Swampland swindle, e.g.
- Squad that squelches swindlers
- Swindler's scheme
- Game with three dice
- A shell game, for instance.
More clues leading to the result STING
- Con game
- Bee bite
- Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, on stage
- Trap
- Smart
- Undercover operation
- Police man
- "Desert Rose" singer
- Police chief?
- Police leader
More clues leading to the result MONTE
- 3 card ____
- "Three Card ____" (sucker's game)
- "The Count of ___ Cristo" (1974 movie)
- "Three Card ____"
- Three-card game that's totally not a scam, but also we have to go RIGHT NOW [siren sounds]
- Del ___ (canned food brand)
- Carlo or Cristo
- Three-card ___
- Con with cards
- __ Carlo
More clues leading to the result BUNKO
- Con game
- Fleecing operation
- Swindle
- Swindler's operation
- Swindling in a confidence game.
- Swindle: Colloq.
- Confidence game: Colloq.
- Scam
- Confidence game
- Swindle involving worthless property
More clues leading to the result SHAM
- Bogus
- Decorative cover
- Fake
- Pillow cover
- Pillow protector
- Sam the __ and the Pharaohs
- Bedding item
- Deceit
- Fraud
- Hoax
More clues leading to the result FLIMFLAM
More clues leading to the result DUPEPROCESS
More clues leading to the result DODGE
- Caravan maker
- Adroitly avoid
- Sidestep
- Ram's parent?
- Steer clear of
- Durango maker
- Duck
- Charger or Challenger
- Avoid
- Viper manufacturer
More clues leading to the result STINGOPERATION
- Police ploy
- Undercover enterprise
- Vice squad's tactic
- Con game
- Medical procedure for the singer of "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"?
- Medical procedure for the Police's lead singer?