Clues for the word "SHAM"
We've had 137 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 609 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on December 26, 2025.
Definition of sham
- n. - That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.
- n. - A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
- a. - False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight.
- v. t. - To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.
- v. t. - To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
- v. t. - To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
- v. i. - To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
Referring Clues
- Pretended
- Farce
- Deception
- Pillow cover
- Make-believe
- Sam the ___ of 60's pop
- Not real
- Ersatz
- Hoax
- Fakery
- Bogus
- Fake
- Pillow covering
- Fraud
- Not-to-be-believed
- Only make-believe
- Impostor
- Mockery
- 60's rockers Sam the ___ & the Pharaohs
- Counterfeit
- Pretense
- Sam the ___ and the Pharaohs ('60s pop group)
- Humbug
- Sam the ___ and the Pharaohs
- Dummy
- False front
- False pretense
- "Wooly Bully" band Sam the ___ and the Pharaohs
- Phony
- Cover for a pillow
- Con
- Pretend
- Sting, e.g.
- Imitation
- Bedroom accessory
- It's not real
- Simulated
- Decorative pillow cover
- Bedding item
- Con game
- Prado handbag, e.g.
- "Rolez" watch, e.g.
- Pillow protector
- Phony deal
- Bed accessory
- Phony operation
- Imposture
- Sam was this, with the Pharaohs
- Empty pretense
- Masquerade
- It's not what it looks like
- It's not what it pretends to be
- Guru's home
- Unreal
- Faux
- Feign
- Deceitful trick
- Phony display
- Bogus thing
- Counterfeit
- Counter-feit
- Hypocrisy
- Charlatan
- It's rooted in deception
- Pillowcase
- Fast shuffle
- Spurious initation
- Imposter
- Dog and pony show
- Comforter go-with
- Misrepresentation
- "Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my ___ friends": Tom Waits
- Fancy pillowcase
- Mock pillow
- Something phony
- Its appearance is deceiving
- Fake bedding item?
- Spurious imitation
- Put-on
- Fake pillow cover?
- Decorative bedroom item
- Something bogus
- False show
- Bedding accessory
- Pillow prettifier
- Pretence
- Con artist's operation
- Piece of fiction
- Subterfuge
- Pillow accessory
- Dishonest imitation
- Trickery
- Deceptive practice
- Endless disgrace is not real
- Mock mum in the morning
- Milli Vanilli, for example
- English punks ___ 69
- Pink Spiders "___ On"
- "Wooly Bully" Sam the ___ and the Pharaohs
- Fall Out Boy "Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My ___ Friends"
- Not what it seems to be
- Medicine man, two-thirds a fake
- Quack in disgrace, having handed out drug
- 5 down initially seen in connexion with American fraud
- Pretence of British-American relationship?
- Quiet morning? Don't you believe it!
- False
- Pretend to point to the meat
- Second son of Noah was a phoney
- Jesse Winchester "___-A-Ling-Dong-Ding"
- It isn't what it looks like
- Coordinating pillowcase
- Pretence produces endless embarrassment
- False shame, lacking energy
- Is Hamlet's part unreal?
- Irish pseudo-folk band ___ Rock
- English punk band ___ 69
- A quiet morning? It's just not true!
- Debunking candidate
- Decorative pillowcase
- Street-vendor Gucci bag, e.g.
- Con job
- Bit of bedroom decor
- Total fraud
- Put-up job
- Something fake
- False undertaking
- Charade
- Not legit
- Your head-to-pillow barrier
- Covering for a pillow
- Part of a fancy bedding set
- Just for appearances
- Sorry excuse for a pillowcase?
- This is unreal!
- Part of a bedding set
- Part of a bedding bundle
Last Seen In
- LA Times - December 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 10, 2025
- LA Times - November 23, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 22, 2025
- Daily American - November 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 11, 2025
- Daily American - October 27, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 24, 2025
- Mirror Mini - September 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 11, 2025
- Daily American - August 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 17, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 22, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 12, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 16, 2025
- LA Times - May 14, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 05, 2025
- New York Times - April 27, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 25, 2025
- Daily American - April 24, 2025
- New York Times - April 14, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 29, 2025
- LA Times - March 23, 2025
- New York Times - March 22, 2025
- LA Times - March 17, 2025
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