Answer to "Machinations" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SCHEMES , but the solution may also be RUSES which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in USA Today).

Machinations crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
SCHEMES	43 %	7
PLOTS	29 %	5
RUSES	14 %	5
PLOT	7 %	4
STRATAGEMS	7 %	10

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Machinations

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• intrigue
• actions
• activities
• conspiracies
• conspiracy
• dealings
• handling
• intrigues
• labourers
• maneuvers
• manoeuvres
• plots

Crossword Answer definitions

SCHEMES noun

1. A systematic plan of future action.
2. A plot or secret, devious plan.
3. An orderly combination of related parts.
4. A chart or diagram of a system or object.
5. A type of geometric object.
6. A council housing estate.
7. An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words.
8. A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.
9. Part of a uniform resource identifier indicating the protocol or other purpose, such as http: or news:.
10. A portfolio of pension plans with related benefits comprising multiple independent members.

SCHEMES verb

1. To plot, or contrive a plan.
2. To plan; to contrive.

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 SCHEMES

• One foot after another?
• Machinates
• Elaborate plans
• Connives
• Plots
• Sly plots
• Artful dodges
• Hatches evil plans
• Private plans
• Plans

More clues leading to the result PLOTS

• Intrigues
• Schemes
• Growing places
• Machinations
• What cabalists cook up
• Novel features
• Story lines
• Garden divisions
• Plans subterfuge
• Novel ideas?

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 PLOT

• Cabal
• Graph
• Novel necessity
• Novel requirement
• Scheme
• 1976 Hitchcock film "Family ____"
• Cook up, in a way
• Story line
• It may thicken
• Piece of land

More clues leading to the result STRATAGEMS

• Schemes
• Machinations.
• Deceptions
• Ploys