Confidence game
The crossword clue "Confidence game" is answered by SCAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SCAM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCAM answer page.
Used 27 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 8 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.
- GRIFT (4 uses in xd)
- FLIMFLAM (2 uses in xd)
- BUNKO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SCAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCAM, most used first.
- Con game - used 225 times, most recently in 2026
- Swindle - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
- Con job - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Racket - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Con - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Rip-off - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Ponzi scheme, e.g. - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Ponzi scheme - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
- Shell game - used 32 times, most recently in 2019
- Fraudulent scheme - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Hustle - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Ripoff - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
- Hoodwink - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- ___-Ball (arcade game) - SKEE, used 167 times
- Card game - SKAT, used 99 times
- Card game for three - SKAT, used 98 times
- Gambling game - FARO, used 88 times
- Three-handed card game - SKAT, used 85 times
- Casino game - KENO, used 84 times
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