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 |
| TIN | 5 % | 3 |
| PINCHBECK | 5 % | 9 |
| FAKE | 2 % | 4 |
| UNGENUINE | 2 % | 9 |
| UNREAL | 2 % | 6 |
| PHONY | 2 % | 5 |
| UNTRUE | 2 % | 6 |
| FORGED | 2 % | 6 |
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 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 PINCHBECK
More clues leading to the result FAKE
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