The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PSEUDO , but the solution may also be PHONY which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Spurious crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PSEUDO | 27 % | 6 |
| FALSE | 23 % | 5 |
| BOGUS | 18 % | 5 |
| SHAM | 9 % | 4 |
| PINCHBECK | 5 % | 9 |
| TIN | 5 % | 3 |
| UNGENUINE | 2 % | 9 |
| UNREAL | 2 % | 6 |
| PHONY | 2 % | 5 |
| UNTRUE | 2 % | 6 |
| FORGED | 2 % | 6 |
| FAKE | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spurious
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- specious
- invalid
- illegitimate
- unauthentic
- inauthentic
- counterfeit
- misbegotten
- imitative
- natural
- bastard
- bastardly
- misbegot
Crossword Answer definitions
PSEUDO noun- An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
- A poseur; one who is fake.
- (travel industry) pseudo-city code
- (clipping) A pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.
- Other than what is apparent; spurious; sham.
- Insincere.
- A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C10H15NO.
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 PSEUDO
- Spurious
- False
- False start?
- Prefix meaning "false"
- False front?
- Prefix meaning "fake"
- Pretended
- Prefix with science
- False: Pref.
- Prefix with intellectual
More clues leading to the result FALSE
- Like some pretenses or teeth
- Kind of alarm or arrest
- Distorted
- Phoney baloney
- Exam answer
- Quiz choice
- Phony
- Quiz answer
- Like a whopper
- Counterfeit
More clues leading to the result BOGUS
- Fraudulent
- Like funny money
- Like the Piltdown Man
- Phony
- Sham
- Fake
- Like a three-dollar bill
- Like a slug
- Not legitimate
- Counterfeit
More clues leading to the result SHAM
- Bogus
- Decorative cover
- Fake
- Pillow cover
- Pillow protector
- Sam the __ and the Pharaohs
- Bedding item
- Deceit
- Fraud
- Hoax
More clues leading to the result PINCHBECK
More clues leading to the result TIN
- Jack Haley's metal
- Start to type
- Can material
- Oscar statuette, essentially
- Solder component
- __ ear
- Canister
- Element number 50
- Sardine' s home
- Word with whistle or cup
More clues leading to the result UNGENUINE
More clues leading to the result UNREAL
- Outta sight!
- Imaginary
- "Wow ... just wow"
- Comment made with a head-shake
- Illusory
- Fictitious
- Beyond belief
- "Awesome!"
- All in your mind
- Like unicorns and leprechauns
More clues leading to the result PHONY
More clues leading to the result UNTRUE
- Not right
- Disloyal
- Just not so
- Like many rumors
- Made up
- False
- Like a fabrication
- Contrary to fact
- Proven wrong
- Fictitious
More clues leading to the result FORGED
- Made a name for oneself?
- Signed another's name to
- Faked documents.
- Spurious.
- Shaped metal.
- Falsified, as a check
- Did a blacksmith's job
- Like recent Rembrandts