The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CONS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Scams crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CONS | 16 % | 4 |
| BUNCOS | 16 % | 6 |
| GYPS | 10 % | 4 |
| GIPS | 6 % | 4 |
| SKINGAMES | 6 % | 9 |
| SNOWJOBS | 6 % | 8 |
| RACKETS | 6 % | 7 |
| HUSTLES | 6 % | 7 |
| SWINDLES | 6 % | 8 |
| HOSES | 3 % | 5 |
| DEFRAUDS | 3 % | 8 |
| TAKES | 3 % | 5 |
| RIPOFFS | 3 % | 7 |
| RIPS OFF | 3 % | 8 |
| CONJOBS | 3 % | 7 |
Why may RIPS-OFF be the right solution?
The answer "RIPS OFF" is the right solution because it is a common phrase used to describe scams or fraudulent activities where someone deceives or cheats another person out of their money or possessions.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scams
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cozenage
- cheats
- cons
- crooks
- deceived
- deceptions
- defrauds
- fraud
- frauds
- hoaxes
- jerks
- malpractices
Crossword Answer definitions
CONS noun- A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
- (abbreviation) conservative
- A convicted criminal, a convict.
- A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
- An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.
- The conversion of part of a building.
- A data structure in LISP that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.
- To obtain a list from a cons or a nesting of conses; to prepend an element to a list by forming a cons of that element and the list; to obtain a list from a smaller one by repeated application of such kind of prepending.
- To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
- To know, understand, acknowledge.
- To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
- To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).
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 CONS
- Bamboozles
- Time servers
- Negatives
- Yardbirds
- Swindles
- Puts one over on
- Takes for a ride
- Pen pals?
- Pen men
- Potential problems
More clues leading to the result BUNCOS
More clues leading to the result GYPS
More clues leading to the result GIPS
More clues leading to the result SKINGAMES
More clues leading to the result SNOWJOBS
- Scams
- Flattering deceptions
- Persuasive efforts using insincere flattery ... and a hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues
- Cons
More clues leading to the result RACKETS
- Ponzi schemes, e.g.
- Spares for Venus
- Low-tech servers
- Shuttlecock whackers
- The numbers game, and others.
- Dealings outside the law.
- Bats for Pancho.
- Certain game equipment.
- Uproars
- Scams
More clues leading to the result HUSTLES
- Gets a move on
- Works energetically.
- Puts on some speed.
- Makes haste.
- Works energetically: Colloq.
- Steps lively
- Shakes a leg
- Works a deal on
- Scams
- Disco dances
More clues leading to the result SWINDLES
More clues leading to the result HOSES
- Garden equipment
- Scams, in slang
- Firehouse equipment
- Firefighter's carries?
- Hydrant attachments
- Fire fighters?
- Firemen unroll them
- They can go to blazes
- Fire engine accessories
- Waters down
More clues leading to the result DEFRAUDS
More clues leading to the result TAKES
- Captures
- Lets the pitch go by
- Photographs
- Loots
- Scene shootings
- Snatches
- Hollywood editor's stock
- Followers of "Action!"
- Confiscates
- Movie shots
More clues leading to the result RIPOFFS
- Con games
- Swindles
- Sales scams
- They aren't worth the money
- Scams and swindles
- Wastes of money
- Shady coups
- Shell games
- Scams
- Situations of exploitation