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PHONY is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for PHONY.

36 total results for PHONY   ( score: 50 )

18 results for PHONY from Modern Era puzzles:
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DateGridClueAuthor
Fri Nov 17, 20235DKnockoff (2)Hemant Mehta
Wed Sep 27, 202316AFake (2)Scott Koenig
Thu Aug 3, 202356AFake (2)Simeon Seigel
Mon Jan 17, 20222DBogus (2)Evan Mahnken
Tue Jan 4, 202241AKnockoff (2)David Bukszpan
Sun Dec 6, 202071DApt rhyme for "baloney"Tony Orbach
Tue Aug 7, 201812DFakerAlex Eaton-Salners
Tue Aug 15, 201711DHypocrite, sayZhouqin Burnikel
Sun Jul 16, 201795AErsatzAndrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller
Wed May 24, 201718APerson who's all pretenseMichael Hawkins
Wed Jan 25, 201742ABogus (2)Tracy Gray
Mon Sep 8, 201452DInsincere typeDan Schoenholz
Thu Aug 21, 201412DImpostorJules P. Markey
Mon Sep 3, 201242AOne full of baloneyC. W. Stewart
Wed Jul 22, 200946DLike the 28-Down of underage drinkersPatrick Blindauer
Sun Aug 20, 200647DDeceivingRichard Silvestri
Tue May 18, 20045AQuackElizabeth C. Gorski
Tue Apr 4, 199544AShamDavid J. Kahn
18 results for PHONY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Feb 19, 198983DFakeA. J. SantoraMaleska
Sun Oct 12, 198665DLike stage moneyA. J. SantoraMaleska
Fri Jun 27, 198635DLike a three-dollar billWalter CovellMaleska
Fri Nov 18, 198341DAdjective for a $3 billWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Sun Feb 12, 197820DLike a $3 billJordan S. LasherMaleska
Mon Jun 6, 197730AFakeDorothy CannanMaleska
Tue Nov 16, 19766DErsatzWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Mon Aug 16, 197625ABogusJean J. DavisonWeng
Sun Feb 15, 197024AFourflusherBert BeamanWeng
Wed Mar 6, 196834DSpurious: Slang.UnknownFarrar
Thu May 5, 196645DFour-flusher's pal.UnknownFarrar
Sat Mar 13, 196531AFourflusher.UnknownFarrar
Sun Feb 16, 196477AFalse: Slang.George LaczkoFarrar
Sat Sep 30, 196146AImposter: Slang.UnknownFarrar
Wed Aug 24, 196025DNot genuine: Slang.UnknownFarrar
Mon Aug 8, 196029ALike a gold brick.UnknownFarrar
Tue Dec 30, 19587DNot genuine: Slang.Charles C. AllenFarrar
Fri May 31, 195732DFour-flusher.UnknownFarrar
Anagrams:HOPYN, HYPNO
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