Answer to "Wily trick" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RUSE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2014.

Wily trick crossword clue answers

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

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
RUSE	67 %	4
HOAX	33 %	4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wily trick

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

• ruse
• hoax
• ploy
• stratagem
• trap
• cute
• sly
• artful
• crafty
• cunning
• foxy
• guileful

Crossword Answer definitions

RUSE noun

1. A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.
2. (by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
3. Cunning, guile, trickery.

RUSE verb

1. To deceive or trick using a ruse.
2. Of an animal: to turn or double back to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.

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 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 HOAX

• Mare's-nest
• The Cardiff Giant, for one
• Hoodwink
• Like an urban legend
• UFO's, perhaps
• Manti Te'o's girlfriend, for one
• The Cardiff Giant, e.g.
• Facebook privacy announcement, e.g.
• Kurt Vonnegut's faux commencement address e-mail, e.g.
• Like many a catfish relationship