Hoax
The crossword clue "Hoax" is answered by SHAM, a 4-letter entry. Used 68 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SHAM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHAM answer page.
Used 68 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 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.
- MARESNEST (12 uses in xd)
- CANARD (6 uses in xd)
- FLAM (4 uses in xd)
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
- 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
- Bedding item - used 27 times, most recently in 2016
- Decorative pillow cover - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Ersatz - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Wild guess - STAB, used 480 times
- Appear - SEEM, used 451 times
- Ooze - SEEP, used 449 times
- "Auld Lang ___" - SYNE, used 447 times
- Withered - SERE, used 400 times
- Location - SITE, used 390 times
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