The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BUNCO , but the solution may also be SCAM which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Universal uClick).
Swindler's scheme crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BUNCO | 44 % | 5 |
| SCAM | 22 % | 4 |
| CON | 11 % | 3 |
| CONJOB | 11 % | 6 |
| SHELLGAME | 11 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Swindler's scheme
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- flash
- sidle
- scam
- sting
- bunco
- argot
- bertillon system
- biter
- cangue
- cant
- confidence trick
- dragnet
Crossword Answer definitions
BUNCO noun- A swindle or confidence trick.
- A parlour game played in teams with three dice, originating in England but popular among suburban women in the United States at the beginning of the 21st century.
- A brigand.
- To swindle (someone).
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 BUNCO
- Confidence game
- Con game
- Dice-rolling game
- Flimflam
- Gambling swindle
- Swampland swindle, e.g.
- Squad that squelches swindlers
- Swindler's scheme
- Game with three dice
- A shell game, for instance.
More clues leading to the result SCAM
- Sting
- Get-rich-quick offering, often
- Hoodwink
- Shell game, e.g.
- Con game
- Con man's trick
- Deceptive act
- Pyramid scheme?
- Three-card monte, for one
- Flimflam
More clues leading to the result CON
- Jailer's charge
- Man in the pen
- Joint tenant
- Kind of game
- Take for a ride
- Thimblerig
- Swindle
- __ brio
- One who didn't dodge a charge?
- Spam, often (and the start of a split order of rice porridge)