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Bedding item

Answer: SHAM - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Bedding item" is answered by SHAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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SHAM

SHAM

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHAM answer page.

27Times used
17Distinct years
2016Most recent year
6Publications

Used 27 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for SHAM

Every other clue in this collection answered by SHAM, most used first.

  • Counterfeit - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
  • Fake - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
  • Pillow cover - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
  • Hoax - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
  • Pretense - used 63 times, most recently in 2025
  • Bogus - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
  • Phony - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
  • Fraud - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
  • Deception - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
  • Decorative pillow cover - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
  • Ersatz - used 23 times, most recently in 2025

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