The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHAM which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2014.
Fakery crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
SHAM | 64 % | 4 |
PRETENSE | 18 % | 8 |
ACTING | 9 % | 6 |
HOKUM | 9 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fakery
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- artifice
- hoaxing
- trickery
- inauthenticity
- deception
- phoniness
- falseness
- fakers
- artificiality
- disingenuity
- hoaxes
- fraudulence
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 PRETENSE
More clues leading to the result ACTING
- In office as a stopgap
- Stagecraft
- Temporary
- On stage
- Role playing
- Field's field
- Thespian's forte
- What some Oscars honor
- Fakery
- Performing