The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PLOTS , but the solution may also be PLOYS which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Schemes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PLOTS | 50 % | 5 |
| PLANS | 21 % | 5 |
| PLOYS | 12 % | 5 |
| PROJECTS | 6 % | 8 |
| STRATAGEMS | 3 % | 10 |
| CONSPIRES | 3 % | 9 |
| CONNIVES | 3 % | 8 |
| INTRIGUES | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Schemes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- connive
- intrigue
- dodging
- strategy
- dodge
- actions
- agendas
- appliances
- approaches
- arrangements
- blueprints
- charts
Crossword Answer definitions
PLOTS noun- (authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- An area or land used for building on or planting on.
- A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
- A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
- Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
- Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
- A plan; a purpose.
- To conceive (a crime, etc).
- To trace out (a graph or diagram).
- To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
- To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.
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 PLOTS
- Intrigues
- Schemes
- Growing places
- Machinations
- What cabalists cook up
- Novel features
- Story lines
- Garden divisions
- Plans subterfuge
- Novel ideas?
More clues leading to the result PLANS
- Calendar entries
- Itineraries
- They're made for the weekend
- Blueprints
- Isn't rash
- Schemes
- Diagrams made to scale
- Architectural drawings
- Orthographic drawings
- Sees to the future
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