PRETENSE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 231 solutions for 'PRETENSE' with 3 to 17 letters.
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The clue "pretense" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on December 8, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "SHAM", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
PRETENSE with 3 letters
ACT ⭐
3
AIR
3
DUE
3
LIE
3
WHY
3
PRETENSE with 4 letters
AIRS
4
DIBS
4
FACE
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FAKE
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GILT
4
IDEA
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MASK
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MYTH
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POSE ⭐
4
RUSE
4
SCAM
4
SHAM ⭐
4
SHOW
4
TALE
4
VEIL
4
WILE
4
PRETENSE with 5 letters
ALIBI
5
APERY
5
BLIND
5
BLUFF
5
CLAIM
5
CLOAK
5
COLOR
5
COVER
5
DROIT
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FABLE
5
FANCY
5
FEINT
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FRAUD
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FRONT
5
GLOSS
5
GUILE
5
GUISE ⭐
5
IMAGE
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LYING
5
POWER
5
PUT ON
5
PUT-ON
5
PUTON ⭐
5
RIGHT
5
STORY
5
TITLE
5
TRICK
5
PRETENSE with 6 letters
ACTING
6
BALLAD
6
DECEIT
6
DEMAND
6
DEVICE
6
DUPERY
6
EXCUSE
6
FACADE
6
FAKERY
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FAKING
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FRILLS
6
HANDLE
6
HUMBUG
6
INFAMY
6
LEGEND
6
OSTENT
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POSING
6
PUT OFF
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PUT-OFF
6
REASON
6
REFUGE
6
SCREEN
6
THE WHY
6
PRETENSE with 7 letters
APOLOGY
7
BIGOTRY
7
CHARADE ⭐
7
CHICANE
7
COVER UP
7
COVER-UP
7
CUNNING
7
DISPLAY
7
EPISODE
7
EVASION
7
FACULTY
7
FALSITY
7
FANTASY
7
FENCING
7
FICTION
7
KNAVERY
7
PAGEANT
7
PARABLE
7
POSTURE
7
PRETEXT
7
SEEMING
7
SWAGGER
7
THE IDEA
7
UNTRUTH
7
VARNISH
7
WHAT FOR
7
PRETENSE with 8 letters
ALLEGORY
8
ANECDOTE
8
ARTIFICE
8

Top answers for PRETENSE crossword clue from newspapers

SHAM
ACT
GUISE
POSE
PUTON
CHARADE

Definition of pretense

  • imaginative intellectual play; pretending with intention to deceive; the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

Anagrams of pretense

PETERSEN PRE-TEENS PRETEENS TERPENES

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What is the best solution to the riddle PRETENSE?

Solution SHAM is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution SHAM is 4 letters long. We have 15 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "PRETENSE"?

There are 231 solutions. The longest is LOFTY AFFECTATIONS with 17 letters, and the shortest is ACT with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 17 letters long.

Still in puzzle mode? Solve these clues related to ‘PRETENSE’
Clue Answers
A CONTESTANT ENTERED IN A COMPETITION UNDER FALSE PRETENSES
11
A DELIBERATE PRETENSE OR EXAGGERATED DISPLAY
11
A PERSON WHO MAKES DECEITFUL PRETENSES
11
ABSENCE OF AFFECTATION OR PRETENSE
11
BASED ON PRETENSE
11
Pretenses
8
False pretense
4
Without pretense
3
False pretenses
2
Empty pretense
2
Like some pretenses
1
Blatant pretense
1
Absurd pretense
1
Free of pretense
1
with pretense or intention to deceive
1
Reaction to a pretense
1
Under ___ pretenses
1
the enactment of a pretense
1
Elaborate pretense
1
Like some pretenses or rumors
1
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