Deceive by pretending (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deceive by pretending (5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BLUFF.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLUFF Deceive by pretending (5) (5)
10% FEIGN Pretend (5) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
10% DELUDE Deceive (6) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
10% APPLYINGTO Deceiving (10) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025
10% SHAM Pretender (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
10% APES Pretends to be (4) Newsday Oct 24, 2025
10% MISLED Deceived (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 16, 2025
9% DUPE Deceive (4) (4) Mirror Quick Nov 15, 2025
9% COY Pretend-shy (3) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
9% LIESTO Deceives (6) Newsday Aug 31, 2025
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