The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RACKET , but the solution may also be SCAM which is one of the most recent solution (2010 in Newsday).
Shady business crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RACKET | 60 % | 6 |
| CLIPJOINT | 20 % | 9 |
| SCAM | 20 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shady business
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- underhanded
- dodgy
- suspicious
- questionable
- dicey
- dubiously
- suspicion
- doubt
- ringo
- dubious
- nice
- doubtfully
Crossword Answer definitions
RACKET noun- A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.
- A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
- A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.
- To strike with, or as if with, a racket.
- A loud noise.
- A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.
- A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
- Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.
- To make a clattering noise.
- To be dissipated; to carouse.
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 RACKET
- Scheme
- Din
- Becker's weapon
- Shuttlecock whacker
- Handful for Serena or Venus
- Music you don't like
- Shady business
- Item for 22 Down
- Dishonest scheme
- Hullabaloo
More clues leading to the result CLIPJOINT
- Barber shop?
- Shady business
- Where many are taken
- Where many are taken?
- Price-gouging business
- Place where a customer may be taken?
- *Business known for overcharging, in slang
- Overcharging restaurant
- Place to get fleeced
- Robbers' roost, with waiters.