Answer to "Treacherous sort" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHARK , but the solution may also be SNAKE which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in USA Today).

Treacherous sort crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
SHARK	25 %	5
SNAKEINTHEGRASS	25 %	15
SNAKE	25 %	5
SERPENT	25 %	7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Treacherous sort

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• rogue
• scoundrel
• villain
• blackguard
• rotter
• horror
• ruffian
• raff
• rascal
• beggar
• sleazy
• leg

Crossword Answer definitions

SHARK noun

1. A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

SHARK verb

1. To fish for sharks.

SHARK noun

1. Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion.
2. A sleazy and amoral lawyer
3. An ambulance chaser.
4. A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business.
5. A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).
6. A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.

SHARK verb

1. To steal or obtain through fraud.
2. To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
3. To live by shifts and stratagems.

SHARK verb

1. To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly.

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 SHARK

• Usurer
• Jump the ___
• Expert swindler
• Hustler
• "West Side Story" gang member
• Remora's ride
• One attracting considerable interest?
• "The __": Greg Norman
• Dogfish, for one
• Pool hustler

More clues leading to the result SNAKEINTHEGRASS

• Treacherous one
• Lawn mowing deterrent?
• Treacherous type
• False friend
• Concealed danger
• Treacherous person
• Backstabber
• Symbol of treachery
• Hidden enemy
• Animal kingdom traitor

More clues leading to the result SNAKE

• Moccasin without laces
• See 24A
• Wind around
• You could find this in the grass
• Adder, for one
• Boa or cobra
• Gadsden flag symbol
• Idaho river
• Eden figure
• Wind

More clues leading to the result SERPENT

• Viper
• Eve tempter
• Snaky tuba ancestor
• Reptile in the Canadian Medical Association's symbol
• Aaron's rod, at one point
• Snake, e.g.
• Treacherous type
• Treacherous sort
• Eden figure
• 70-Across tempter