Sham
The crossword clue "Sham" is answered by FAKE, a 4-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FAKE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FAKE answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1982. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for FAKE
Every other clue in this collection answered by FAKE, most used first.
- Counterfeit - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Phony - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Bogus - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Ersatz - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Charlatan - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Impostor - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Imitation - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Not real - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Faux - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Knockoff - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Worry - FRET, used 252 times
- Greek cheese - FETA, used 232 times
- Destiny - FATE, used 203 times
- Kismet - FATE, used 147 times
- On the house - FREE, used 131 times
- Run away - FLEE, used 124 times
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