The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WILE , but the solution may also be RUSE which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Universal uClick).
Strategem crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WILE | 26 % | 4 |
| PLOY | 21 % | 4 |
| RUSE | 21 % | 4 |
| TRAP | 16 % | 4 |
| PLAN | 16 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Strategem
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- devices
- stratagem
- ploy
- subterfuge
- tactic
- gambit
- shibboleth
- sophistries
- minions
- lackeys
- conniver
- bounder
Crossword Answer definitions
WILE verb- To pass (time) idly.
- To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
- To loiter.
- (usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
- To entice or lure
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 WILE
- __ E. Coyote
- Stratagem
- Bit of chicanery
- Scheming
- Sneaky trick
- Trick
- Artifice
- Sly stratagem
- Beguiling trick
- Pass, with "away"
More clues leading to the result PLOY
- Ruse
- Gimmick
- Artful dodge
- Clever machination
- Tricky maneuver
- Strategy
- Underhanded tactic
- Stratagem
- Clever tactic
- Sly stratagem
More clues leading to the result RUSE
- Crafty manuever
- Subterfuge
- Trick
- Deception
- Devious scheme
- Artful dodge
- Bit of chicanery
- Con man's device
- Artifice
- Ploy
More clues leading to the result TRAP
- "The Parent ____"
- "The Tender ___"
- Clay-pigeon launcher
- Mouth, slangily
- Pitfall
- Ensnare
- Golf course hazard
- Golf hazard
- Headache for Tiger Woods
- Lint spot