The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PLOYS which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2021.
Ruses crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PLOYS | 46 % | 5 |
| WILES | 23 % | 5 |
| TRICKS | 8 % | 6 |
| SCAMS | 8 % | 5 |
| ARTIFICES | 8 % | 9 |
| DECEITS | 8 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ruses
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- artifice
- deceptions
- ploys
- stratagems
- tricks
- wiles
- subterfuges
- disguises
- scams
- gambits
- scammers
- sleights
Crossword Answer definitions
PLOYS noun- A tactic, strategy, or gimmick.
- Sport; frolic.
- Employment.
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 PLOYS
- Red herrings
- Stratagems
- Tactics
- Cunning schemes
- Artifices
- Contrived tactics
- Artful dodges
- Wily stratagems
- Strategist's repertoire
- Tricky maneuvers
More clues leading to the result WILES
- Beguiling behavior
- Cunning ways
- British mathematician who proved Fermat's last theorem
- Trickery
- Cunning
- Charms
- Bits of cunning
- Arts
- Trickery arsenal
- Sneaky stratagems
More clues leading to the result TRICKS
- Numbers in a bridge contract
- Bridge winnings
- Magic show units
- Trained animal's repertoire
- *Bamboozles
- Leads astray
- Bridge items.
- Scoring units, at cards.
- Dupes
- "How's ____?"
More clues leading to the result SCAMS
- Flimflams
- Ponzi schemes
- Rackets
- Confidence games
- Con games
- Pro con activities?
- Fleeces
- Fleecing activities
- Con jobs
- Bogus offers