Schemes
The crossword clue "Schemes" is answered by PLOYS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PLOYS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLOYS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CONNIVES (2 uses in xd)
- PROJECTS (2 uses in xd)
- CONSPIRES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PLOYS
Every other clue in this collection answered by PLOYS, most used first.
- Ruses - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Stratagems - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Tactics - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Artful dodges - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Gambits - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Sneaky tactics - 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.
- Schemes - PLOTS, used 35 times
- Schemes - PLANS, used 20 times
- Losing schemes - DIETS, used 6 times
- Ponzi schemes, e.g. - SCAMS, used 6 times
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