Ponzi scheme
The crossword clue "Ponzi scheme" is answered by SCAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 32 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 5 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 32 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- Con job - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
- Ponzi scheme, e.g. - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Shell game - used 32 times, most recently in 2019
- Fraudulent scheme - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
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- Withered - SERE, used 400 times
- Location - SITE, used 390 times
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