The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CONS , but the solution may also be SCREAMS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Hustles crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CONS | 25 % | 4 |
| SCAMS | 25 % | 5 |
| HIES | 25 % | 4 |
| SCOOTS | 13 % | 6 |
| HURRIES | 4 % | 7 |
| SCREAMS | 4 % | 7 |
| CONGAMES | 4 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hustles
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bustle
- stir
- pluck
- roll
- fuss
- gyp
- bunco
- con game
- confidence game
- sting
- bunko
- con
Crossword Answer definitions
CONS noun- A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
- (abbreviation) conservative
- A convicted criminal, a convict.
- A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
- An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.
- The conversion of part of a building.
- A data structure in LISP that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.
- To obtain a list from a cons or a nesting of conses; to prepend an element to a list by forming a cons of that element and the list; to obtain a list from a smaller one by repeated application of such kind of prepending.
- To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
- To know, understand, acknowledge.
- To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
- To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).
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 CONS
- Bamboozles
- Time servers
- Negatives
- Yardbirds
- Swindles
- Puts one over on
- Takes for a ride
- Pen pals?
- Pen men
- Potential problems
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 HIES
- Hotfoots it!
- Hurries along
- Rushes
- Gets a move on
- Gets out of here quickly
- Leaves
- Makes a quick retreat
- Moves in a hurry
- Rushes in the past
- Hastens
More clues leading to the result SCOOTS
- Hightails it
- Skedaddles
- Slides while seated
- Scurries
- Runs fast
- Slides (over), as on a bench
- Hurries
- Moves quickly
- Gets moving
- Goes fast
More clues leading to the result HURRIES
More clues leading to the result SCREAMS
- Fay Wray utterances
- Roller coaster cries
- Horror film reactions
- Slasher flick outbursts
- Hits a high note, in a way
- Haunted house reactions
- Roller coaster sounds
- Ones who make you guffaw
- Serious argument components
- Horror movie sounds