The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SCAM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Con job crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCAM | 78 % | 4 |
| STING | 9 % | 5 |
| RUSE | 3 % | 4 |
| FRAUD | 3 % | 5 |
| SWINDLE | 3 % | 7 |
| SHAM | 3 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Con job
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scam
- fraud
- scams
- frauds
- swindle
- fraudulent
- fraudsters
- scammers
- deception
- fraudster
- forgery
- scammer
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 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 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 FRAUD
- Impostor
- Charlatan
- Mountebank
- Trickery
- Bunco squad's concern
- Criminal deception
- Super duper
- Dupery
- Businessman's crime
- Deceptive crime