The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALIAS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Pseudonym crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALIAS | 78 % | 5 |
| ANONYM | 5 % | 6 |
| NOMDEPLUME | 5 % | 10 |
| FALSENAME | 5 % | 9 |
| INCOGNITO | 2 % | 9 |
| PENNAME | 2 % | 7 |
| FICTITIOUSNAME | 2 % | 14 |
Why may ALIAS be the right solution?
The word "alias" means a false or assumed name used by a person, especially by an author. Therefore, it is a suitable answer for the clue "Pseudonym", which means a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pseudonym
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nom de guerre
- anonym
- pseudonymous
- nickname
- name
- anagrammatic
- alias
- pseudonymously
- penname
- moniker
- pseudonymity
- aliases
Crossword Answer definitions
ALIAS noun- Another name; an assumed name.
- A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
- An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
- An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
- To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
- (of two signals) to become indistinguishable
- Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.
- Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful
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 ALIAS
- Smith, often
- Wanted word
- Assumed name
- Often assumed
- Other name
- Pen name
- Rap sheet info
- Wanted poster word
- George Orwell, e.g.
- John Smith, perhaps
More clues leading to the result ANONYM
- Mr. X, for one
- Assumed name
- Alias
- Name like Jane Doe
- False name
- John Smith might be one
- It's assumed
- Pseudonym.
- False name.
- Assumed name.
More clues leading to the result NOMDEPLUME
- Mark Twain, e.g.
- Writer's pseudonym
- Things may be written under it
- Pseudonym
- O. Henry, for one.
- Anatole France, for example.
- Boz is one
- George Orwell, e.g.
- Voltaire, e.g.
- Something often written under
More clues leading to the result FALSENAME
More clues leading to the result INCOGNITO
- Under cover
- Disguised
- With one's identity hidden
- Escaping detection
- Under an assumed name.
- Pseudonym
- Undercover
- Hiding one's identity
More clues leading to the result PENNAME
- Elia or Boz
- Mark Twain, for Samuel Clemens
- Saki, e.g.
- Mark Twain, e.g.
- Sing Sing or Folsom?
- Writer's disguise
- George Eliot, George Sand, or George Orwell
- George Eliot or George Sand
- Literary handle?
- *Lewis Carroll, for one