The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHAMS , but the solution may also be FEIGNS which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Fakes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAMS | 35 % | 5 |
| FEIGNS | 12 % | 6 |
| PHONIES | 12 % | 7 |
| CHARLATANS | 12 % | 10 |
| PHONEYS | 6 % | 7 |
| DECOYS | 6 % | 6 |
| HOKES | 6 % | 5 |
| RINGERS | 6 % | 7 |
| HOAXES | 6 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fakes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- phoney
- faux
- phony
- bogus
- sham
- falsify
- artificial
- imposter
- impostor
- counterfeit
- wangle
- pretender
Crossword Answer definitions
SHAMS 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.
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 SHAMS
- Hoaxes
- Counterfeits
- Frauds
- Makes believe
- Put-ons
- Genuine they're not
- Pillow coverings
- Fakes
- Pillow covers
- False things
More clues leading to the result FEIGNS
- Plays possum, for example
- Plays pretend
- Pretends
- Imitates deceptively.
- Dissembles.
- Puts on a show
- Fakes, as an injury
- Fakes
- Pretends to have
- Simulates
More clues leading to the result PHONIES
More clues leading to the result CHARLATANS
More clues leading to the result PHONEYS
More clues leading to the result DECOYS
- Shills
- Misleading attractions
- Fake ducks
- Fakes
- Smoke screens
- Lures
- Red herrings, perhaps
- Duck hunter's bagful
- Fake drakes
- Enticements
More clues leading to the result HOKES
More clues leading to the result RINGERS
- Look-alikes
- Good shots in quoits
- They're worth three points in horseshoes
- Fakes
- Bells.
- Exact duplicates.
- Skilled horseshoe throws.
- Horseshoe throws
- Three-pointers in horseshoes
- Imposters