Shell game
The crossword clue "Shell game" is answered by SCAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 32 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 10 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 17 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 10 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.
- THIMBLERIG (3 uses in xd)
- EGGTOSS (2 uses in xd)
- MARIOKART (2 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
- Con job - used 72 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
- Fraudulent scheme - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- 32-card game - SKAT, used 56 times
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