The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHAMS , but the solution may also be PUTONS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Hoaxes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAMS | 41 % | 5 |
| PUTONS | 22 % | 6 |
| SCAMS | 9 % | 5 |
| CANARDS | 6 % | 7 |
| MARESNESTS | 6 % | 10 |
| FRAUDS | 3 % | 6 |
| RUSES | 3 % | 5 |
| DUPERIES | 3 % | 8 |
| GAFFS | 3 % | 5 |
| DUPES | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hoaxes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- put-on
- dupery
- fraudulence
- fraud
- scams
- tricks
- pranksters
- frauds
- snopes
- prank
- false alarm
- falsehoods
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 PUTONS
- Farces
- Affectations
- Hoaxes
- "Candid Camera" bits
- Deceptions
- Elaborate hoaxes
- Pranks
- Gags
- Spoofs or pranks
- Farces and spoofs
More clues leading to the result SCAMS
- Flimflams
- Ponzi schemes
- Rackets
- Confidence games
- Con games
- Pro con activities?
- Fleeces
- Fleecing activities
- Con jobs
- Bogus offers
More clues leading to the result CANARDS
- Lies, damned lies, but not statistics
- Baseless rumors
- Fabricated rumors
- Malicious rumors
- Untrue stories
- Lies
- False statements.
- Extravagant reports set afloat to delude.
- False rumors.
- Hoaxes
More clues leading to the result MARESNESTS
More clues leading to the result FRAUDS
- Shell games
- Charlatans
- Ponzi schemes, et al.
- Trickeries
- Sharp practices.
- Cheats.
- Imposters.
- Hoaxes
- Deceptions
- Super dupers?
More clues leading to the result RUSES
- Deceptions
- Tricks
- Strategies
- Artful dodges
- Deceptive maneuvers
- Deceptive ploys
- Sneaky stratagems
- Subterfuges
- Stratagems
- Ploys
More clues leading to the result DUPERIES
More clues leading to the result GAFFS
- Large fish hooks
- Fishing spears
- Fishing hooks
- Large fishing hooks
- Fishhooks
- Very large fish hooks
- Angler's hooks
- Lineman's climbing aids
- Lineman's aids
- Iron fishhooks