The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RUSES , but the solution may also be PLOYS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Stratagems crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUSES | 38 % | 5 |
| PLOYS | 34 % | 5 |
| WILES | 13 % | 5 |
| TACTICS | 6 % | 7 |
| GAMBITS | 3 % | 7 |
| ARTS | 3 % | 4 |
| DEVICES | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stratagems
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ploy
- dodge
- contrivance
- gambit
- ploys
- ruses
- schemes
- tricks
- strategies
- strategy
- strategem
- strategize
Crossword Answer definitions
RUSES noun- A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.
- (by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
- Cunning, guile, trickery.
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 RUSES
- Deceptions
- Tricks
- Strategies
- Artful dodges
- Deceptive maneuvers
- Deceptive ploys
- Sneaky stratagems
- Subterfuges
- Stratagems
- Ploys
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
More clues leading to the result WILES
- Beguiling behavior
- Cunning ways
- British mathematician who proved Fermat's last theorem
- Trickery
- Cunning
- Charms
- Bits of cunning
- Arts
- Trickery arsenal
- Sneaky stratagems
More clues leading to the result TACTICS
- Strategy
- Stratagems
- Maneuvers
- Military maneuvers
- Campaign maneuvers.
- Naval maneuvers.
- Science of military maneuvers.
- Troop maneuvering.
- Military or naval science.
- West Point subject.
More clues leading to the result GAMBITS
More clues leading to the result ARTS
- Bachelor's study
- Crafts companion
- Fine and martial
- Op and pop
- Sciences' partner
- Skills
- Some are liberal
- Some are lively
- Some are performing
- They may be liberal