The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LETON , but the solution may also be ACT which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Pretend crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LETON | 34 % | 5 |
| FEIGN | 26 % | 5 |
| ACT | 14 % | 3 |
| FAKEIT | 5 % | 6 |
| ACTASIF | 3 % | 7 |
| PLAYACT | 3 % | 7 |
| MAKEBELIEVE | 3 % | 11 |
| SHAM | 2 % | 4 |
| DISSEMBLE | 2 % | 9 |
| FAKE | 1 % | 4 |
| PUTON | 1 % | 5 |
| PUTONANACT | 1 % | 10 |
| ASSUME | 1 % | 6 |
| SIMULATE | 1 % | 8 |
| ACTLIKE | 1 % | 7 |
| PLAY | 1 % | 4 |
| AFFECT | 1 % | 6 |
Why may ACT be the right solution?
The answer to "Pretend" is "ACT" because "act" can mean to pretend or put on a false appearance.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pretend
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- feign
- make-believe
- sham
- dissemble
- affect
- play
- unreal
- act
- fake
- persuade
- spoof
- convince
Crossword Answer definitions
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 LETON
- Pretend
- Share a secret
- Admit as much
- Pretend or divulge
- Reveal
- Divulge
- Divulge, as a secret
- Divulged
- Reveal true feelings
- Spoil the surprise
More clues leading to the result FEIGN
- Pretend
- Put on
- Reportedly willing to pretend (5)
- Sham
- Fake
- Put on the appearance of
- Dissemble
- Fake, as an injury
- Put on an appearance
- Kid around with
More clues leading to the result ACT
- Be in a picture
- Charade
- Circus routine
- Class __
- Do something
- Drama part
- Ham it up
- Play the part
- Statute
- Tread the boards
More clues leading to the result FAKEIT
- Ad lib, maybe
- Ad-lib
- Smile though your heart is aching, e.g.
- Improvise
- Pretend
- Look like you know what you're doing
- Look relaxed when you're nervous, e.g.
- Put on an act
- Put on a show
- Try to get by through bluffing
More clues leading to the result ACTASIF
More clues leading to the result PLAYACT
- Perform
- Pretend
- Make believe
- Theatricalize.
- Pretend.
- Be insincere, in a way
- Perform on stage
- Tread the boards
- Make believe, on stage
- Engage in make-believe
More clues leading to the result MAKEBELIEVE
- Pretend
- *Pretend
- Unreal
- "Only ___," Kern song.
- Specialty of childhood.
- Fiction.
- Not real.
- Type of child's play
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 DISSEMBLE
More clues leading to the result FAKE
More clues leading to the result PUTON
More clues leading to the result PUTONANACT
- Pretend
- Feign
- Be unnatural
- Not be yourself (3 to 5)
- Pretend, and what you'll find five times in this puzzle
More clues leading to the result ASSUME
- Adopt
- Take for granted
- Take on, as a mortgage
- Postulate
- Adopt, as a manner
- Take on, as a role
- Take over
- Take on
- Take on, as a responsibility
- Take
More clues leading to the result SIMULATE
More clues leading to the result ACTLIKE
More clues leading to the result PLAY
- Assembly show
- Word with squeeze or power
- Broadway offering
- Off-Broadway offering
- Stage offering
- Android app store
- Google Android Market successor
- Have fun
- It's seen when you draw the curtain
- Cassette function