The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GUILE , but the solution may also be FRAUDULENCE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Deceit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GUILE | 30 % | 5 |
| FRAUD | 15 % | 5 |
| TRICKERY | 15 % | 8 |
| RUSE | 10 % | 4 |
| HOCUSPOCUS | 5 % | 10 |
| CRAFT | 5 % | 5 |
| WILE | 5 % | 4 |
| FRAUDULENCE | 5 % | 11 |
| SHAM | 5 % | 4 |
| FAKERY | 5 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deceit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fraudulence
- dissembling
- dissimulation
- deception
- misrepresentation
- trickery
- deceitful
- deceive
- sham
- deceptive
- duplicity
- hoax
Crossword Answer definitions
GUILE noun- Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
- Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
- To deceive, beguile, bewile.
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 GUILE
- Artful deception
- Cunning
- Sly quality
- Sneaky manner
- Trickery
- Iago's talent
- Craftiness
- Duplicity
- Shrewdness
- Wiliness
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
More clues leading to the result TRICKERY
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 HOCUSPOCUS
- Nonsense
- Laugh near border adjoining Orange County, U.S., for a spell (5,5)
- Sleight of hand
- Wizard's words
- Sleight of hand, or a novel
- Magician's words
- Words before disappearing, perhaps
- Bit of deception
- Magical expression
- Sleight of hand.
More clues leading to the result CRAFT
- Construct carefully
- Skill
- Carpentry or bookbinding, e.g.
- Create
- ___ beer (microbrewer's creation)
- Woodwork or macrame
- Macramé, say
- Vessel
- Skilled practice
- Artistic skill
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 FRAUDULENCE
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