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SHAM

4 letters - 12 clues in this collection

SHAM is a 4-letter crossword answer with 12 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 689 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

The answer

SHAM

SHAM

4Letters
12Clues in collection
689Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year

Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Every clue for SHAM in this collection

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  • Counterfeit - used 121 times across 51 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Fake - used 93 times across 34 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Pillow cover - used 82 times across 44 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Hoax - used 68 times across 35 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Pretense - used 63 times across 31 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Bogus - used 59 times across 27 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Phony - used 53 times across 26 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Fraud - used 47 times across 31 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Deception - used 28 times across 20 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Bedding item - used 27 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2016
  • Decorative pillow cover - used 25 times across 10 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Ersatz - used 23 times across 19 distinct years, most recently in 2025

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  • STEP - 4 letters, 1,290 combined xd usages, 29 clues in this collection

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