The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHAM , but the solution may also be ROT which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Humbug crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAM | 22 % | 4 |
| FLAM | 18 % | 4 |
| BAH | 16 % | 3 |
| FLIMFLAM | 9 % | 8 |
| BOSH | 7 % | 4 |
| ROT | 6 % | 3 |
| NONSENSE | 3 % | 8 |
| TOMMYROT | 1 % | 8 |
| PSHAW | 1 % | 5 |
| FAKER | 1 % | 5 |
| GAS | 1 % | 3 |
| BEE | 1 % | 3 |
| EYA | 1 % | 3 |
| FRAUD | 1 % | 5 |
| GUFF | 1 % | 4 |
| FAKE | 1 % | 4 |
| CANT | 1 % | 4 |
| BUNCOMBE | 1 % | 8 |
| CLAPTRAP | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Humbug
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- twaddle
- tommyrot
- tarradiddle
- bosh
- drool
- taradiddle
- tosh
- bilgewater
- boloney
- baloney
- sham
- deception
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 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 BAH
- Cry to Cratchit
- Dickensian epithet
- Pooh-__
- Scrooge's retort
- ___ Humbug
- Scrooge's favorite reply
- Ebenezer's epithet
- Grouch's word
- Scrooge's oath
- "Phooey!"
More clues leading to the result FLIMFLAM
More clues leading to the result BOSH
- "Baloney!"
- "Nonsense!"
- Poppycock
- "Hogwash!"
- Rubbish
- Wade's teammate
- Meaningless talk
- "Poppycock!"
- Reply to an amazing announcement
- "Fiddlesticks!"
More clues leading to the result ROT
More clues leading to the result NONSENSE
- Balderdash
- Tomfoolery
- "Pshaw!"
- Meaningless talk
- Malarkey
- Hogwash
- "Balderdash!"
- Jabberwocky
- Applesauce!
- "Hogwash!"
More clues leading to the result TOMMYROT
More clues leading to the result PSHAW
- Expression of disbelief
- Contemptuous remark
- Scornful remark
- "Bah!"
- "Baloney!"
- Bosh!
- Shucks
- "Suuuuure"
- "Balderdash!"
- "Fiddlesticks!"
More clues leading to the result FAKER
- One who plays possum, for example
- Phony
- Charlatan
- Quack
- Con artist
- Impostor
- Phony person
- Pretender
- Actor, usually
- Fraud
More clues leading to the result GAS
- Coal or mustard
- Furnace fodder
- Incessant talk
- Loads of fun
- Natural fuel
- __-guzzler
- "What a ___!"
- Big buzz
- Neon, for one
- Stove fuel
More clues leading to the result BEE
- Belushi's "killer" character
- Drone, e.g.
- Royal jelly producer
- Spelling affair
- Spelling event
- Stinger sporter
- Waxmaker
- Frequent flyer?
- Kind of line
- Propolis collector
More clues leading to the result EYA
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 GUFF
More clues leading to the result FAKE
More clues leading to the result CANT
- Defeatist's word
- Isn't capable of
- Argot
- Patois
- Slanting surface
- Slope
- Tilted position
- "This __ be!"
- Lean to one side
- "You ___ fight city hall"