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 |
| PLAYACT | 3 % | 7 |
| ACTASIF | 3 % | 7 |
| MAKEBELIEVE | 3 % | 11 |
| SHAM | 2 % | 4 |
| DISSEMBLE | 2 % | 9 |
| PUTONANACT | 1 % | 10 |
| FAKE | 1 % | 4 |
| PUTON | 1 % | 5 |
| SIMULATE | 1 % | 8 |
| ACTLIKE | 1 % | 7 |
| PLAY | 1 % | 4 |
| AFFECT | 1 % | 6 |
| ASSUME | 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
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 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 ACTASIF
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 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 FAKE
More clues leading to the result PUTON
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
More clues leading to the result AFFECT
- Have an impact on
- Act on
- Hit home with
- Influence
- Have an influence on
- Touch
- Produce a change in
- Feign
- Move
- Put on, as airs