The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TALE , but the solution may also be BOLD-FACED LIE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
It's hard to believe crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TALE | 50 % | 4 |
| YARN | 17 % | 4 |
| TALLTALE | 17 % | 8 |
| BOLD-FACED LIE | 8 % | 14 |
| FARFETCHEDSTORY | 8 % | 15 |
Why may BOLD-FACED-LIE be the right solution?
The phrase "BOLD-FACED LIE" is a common expression used to describe a blatant or obvious falsehood. It fits the clue "It’s hard to believe" because a bold-faced lie can be difficult to believe due to its brazen and blatant nature.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: It's hard to believe
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tall
- unbelievable
- lame
- yarn
- uncanny
- incredible
- implausible
- incredibly
- tough
- amazing
- astounding
- doubtful
Crossword Answer definitions
TALE noun- An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
- A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
- A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
- The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
- Number; tally; quota.
- Account; estimation; regard; heed.
- Speech; language.
- A speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse.
- A count; declaration.
- A number of things considered as an aggregate; sum.
- A report of any matter; a relation; a version.
- To speak; discourse; tell tales.
- To reckon; consider (someone) to have something.
- Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
- Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
- Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms
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 TALE
- Fabrication
- It may be tall
- Myth
- Account
- Bunch of baloney
- Chaucer specialty
- Fictional story
- Fireside yam
- Fish story
- "A ___ of Two Cities"
More clues leading to the result YARN
- Twisted threads
- Elaborate tale
- Batted ball?
- Tale that's spun
- Fish story
- Exaggerated story
- It's a long story
- Tar's tale
- Product of spinning
- Tall story
More clues leading to the result TALLTALE
- "Gulliver's Travels," for example
- Big whopper
- It's hard to believe
- Whopper
- Fish story
- Fanciful yarn
- Unlikely story
- Improbable story
- Hard-to-believe story
- Paul Bunyan story.