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 LA Times in 2024.
Hoax crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAM | 53 % | 4 |
| MARESNEST | 14 % | 9 |
| CANARD | 6 % | 6 |
| FLAM | 5 % | 4 |
| FRAUD | 4 % | 5 |
| SCAM | 4 % | 4 |
| SPOOF | 4 % | 5 |
| PUTON | 3 % | 5 |
| FASTSHUFFLE | 1 % | 11 |
| FAKE | 1 % | 4 |
| GAG | 1 % | 3 |
| RUSE | 1 % | 4 |
| GAFF | 1 % | 4 |
Why may SHAM be the right solution?
"SHAM" is the right solution because it is a synonym for "hoax," meaning something that is not what it appears to be.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hoax
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- put-on
- dupery
- fraudulence
- fraud
- deception
- sham
- trickery
- deceit
- trick
- canard
- scam
- carve-up
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 MARESNEST
- Deliberate hoax
- Fine kettle of fish
- Hopeless mess
- Hoax
- Horse's hoax
- Confusing mess
- Messy situation
- Hoax.
- Big hoax.
- Deceptively wonderful discovery.
More clues leading to the result CANARD
- Dinner duck
- Falsehood
- Baseless rumor
- False report
- Scandalous story
- Misleading story
- Malicious fabrication
- Malicious rumor
- Nasty rumor
- False rumor
More clues leading to the result FLAM
- Drum fill
- Drumming rudiment
- "The Flim ___ Man" (1967 film)
- "The Flim ___ Man"
- Deception
- Quick da-dum, on drum
- Drumbeat
- Trick
- Hoax
- Two-stroke drumbeat
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 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 SPOOF
- Light satire
- Lampoon
- "This is Spinal Tap," e.g.
- Deceive
- Send-up
- "Blazing Saddles," for one
- Bit of lampoonery
- Light parody
- Parody
- Blazing Saddles, for one
More clues leading to the result PUTON
More clues leading to the result FASTSHUFFLE
More clues leading to the result FAKE
More clues leading to the result GAG
- "__ me with a spoon!"
- April Fools' Day doing
- Choke
- React to a stench, perhaps
- Joke
- React to a tongue depressor
- Prop in 51-Across
- S&M prop
- ---
- Have a tough time swallowing?
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