The clue "faker" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 7, 2018. The correct answer for this puzzle is "PHONY", a 5-letter word.
Solution PHONY is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution PHONY is 5 letters long. We have 14 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 87 solutions. The longest is PRACTICAL JOKER with 14 letters, and the shortest is APE with 3 letters.
Indeed, the puzzle clue "FAKER" has seen a surge in lookups recently (last checked: 25 Dec 2025). Apparently it´s giving players some headaches!
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Solutions are between 3 and 14 letters long.
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| Fakery | ||
| Wasn't fooled by fakery | ||
| What a faker may put on | ||
| Fraud or faker | ||
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| Flopper in basketball, e.g. (5) | |