The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHAM , but the solution may also be PHONY which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Ersatz crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAM | 36 % | 4 |
| FAKE | 23 % | 4 |
| PSEUDO | 13 % | 6 |
| PHONY | 13 % | 5 |
| FAUX | 6 % | 4 |
| MOCK | 2 % | 4 |
| NOTREAL | 2 % | 7 |
| IMITATION | 2 % | 9 |
| BOGUS | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ersatz
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- artificial
- imitation
- unreal
- substitute
- pseudo
- phony
- imaginary
- inauthentic
- insipid
- effete
- phoney
- faux
Crossword Answer definitions
SHAM noun- A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
- Trickery, hoaxing.
- A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
- A decorative cover for a pillow.
- To deceive, cheat, lie.
- To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
- To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
- Intended to deceive; false.
- Counterfeit; unreal
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 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 FAKE
More clues leading to the result PSEUDO
- Spurious
- False
- False start?
- Prefix meaning "false"
- False front?
- Prefix meaning "fake"
- Pretended
- Prefix with science
- False: Pref.
- Prefix with intellectual
More clues leading to the result PHONY
More clues leading to the result FAUX
- Artificial
- Imitation
- Imitation, in jewelry ads
- ___ pas
- Beatles tribute band The Fab ___
- Not genuine, as jewels
- --pas: error
- ___ pas: slip
- Ersatz
- Not real
More clues leading to the result MOCK
More clues leading to the result NOTREAL
More clues leading to the result IMITATION
- Dupe
- Faux
- Fake
- Knockoff
- "___ of Christ."—Kempis.
- Counterfeit.
- Not the real McCoy.
- Not the real thing.
- Ersatz
- Copy