Con jobs
The crossword clue "Con jobs" is answered by SCAMS, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCAMS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCAMS answer page.
Used 12 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SCAMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCAMS, most used first.
- Con games - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Swindles - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Cons - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Confidence games - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
- Hustles - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Flimflams - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
- Ponzi schemes, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Rackets - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Chili con ___ - CARNE, used 110 times
- Con game - BUNCO, used 23 times
- Con ___. - AMORE, used 22 times
- Café con ___ - LECHE, used 21 times
- Salon jobs - PERMS, used 20 times
- Con men? - ANTIS, used 19 times
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