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

55 total results for HOAX   ( score: 50 )

27 results for HOAX from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Wed Apr 10, 202440DThe Cardiff Giant, for oneBill Thompson
Sun Nov 19, 202347ALoch Ness monster, apparentlyRebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi
Thu Oct 12, 202328AWhat a cryptid might beJohn Nagamichi Cho
Tue Jul 5, 202256DAbominable Snowman (probably)Malgorzata Nowakowska and Eileen Williams
Wed Nov 6, 201935DElaborate deceptionRoss Trudeau
Wed Oct 3, 20182DHoodwinkJennifer Nutt
Tue Jan 3, 201759ARelative of fake newsMichael Shteyman
Fri Nov 11, 201616ACrop circles, e.g.Damon Gulczynski
Fri Feb 19, 201662APut on (3)Jacob Stulberg
Wed Oct 7, 201531AWhat an unbelievable YouTube video might beJulian Lim
Tue Oct 15, 201311DSnopes.com subjectPatrick Blindauer and Andrea Carla Michaels
Wed Jan 30, 201320APiltdown man, for oneWill Nediger
Fri Dec 7, 201244DPut one over onPeter Wentz
Mon Oct 1, 201258DApril 1 news story, maybeSusan Gelfand
Wed Sep 23, 200945ABigfoot photo, e.g.Jonathan Gersch
Wed Aug 19, 200959APiltdown man, notablyPeter A. Collins
Mon Jan 26, 200959AElaborate April foolTimothy Powell and Nancy Salomon
Mon Sep 8, 200860AApril 1st eventOliver Hill
Thu Dec 14, 200611DConEd Early
Mon Mar 13, 200649AHornswoggleBernice Gordon
Wed Nov 10, 200425DDeceptionDavid J. Kahn
Wed Oct 20, 200456APut-on (3)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tue Dec 7, 199949DPut-on (3)Norman S. Wizer
Thu May 28, 199810DMajor prankPatrick Jordan
Tue Jan 27, 199834DMartian invasion report, e.g.Manny Nosowsky
Sat Oct 12, 199653AMare's-nestR. Norris
Sun Sep 1, 199616DImpostureD. J. Kahn
28 results for HOAX from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Oct 5, 199214APractical jokeWalter CovellMaleska
Sat Dec 16, 198959DCanardBetty Jane CometaMaleska
Sat Nov 25, 19892DRuseNorma SteinbergMaleska
Sat Oct 8, 198846ACanardKevin BoyleMaleska
Fri Feb 26, 198811DMare's-nestKevin WrayMaleska
Mon Jan 18, 198859APractical joke, e.g.Frances HansenMaleska
Tue Aug 18, 198751DFraudWhittenMaleska
Fri Aug 9, 198568AMare's nestS. E. WilkinsonMaleska
Wed Oct 17, 19842DImpostureJesse RoarkeMaleska
Tue Jun 12, 198436DHitler's diaries, e.g.Christy RidleyMaleska
Sat Jun 2, 198432AImpostureKevin WrayMaleska
Mon Jul 4, 198345ADupeLouis SabinMaleska
Thu Apr 19, 197310AFlimflamUnknownWeng
Wed Feb 28, 197315AFraudUnknownWeng
Sun Aug 8, 197139DDeceptionHenry V. StrakaWeng
Sun Mar 7, 197118AFraudEdward J. O'BrienWeng
Wed Nov 25, 197014ADupeUnknownWeng
Sun Aug 6, 1967117DMislead.Will WengFarrar
Sun Nov 20, 196647DPiltdown man, for one.William A. Lewis Jr.Farrar
Sat Jul 9, 196655DDeception.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 21, 196519ATrick.W. E. JonesFarrar
Mon Jul 8, 196373AMare's-nest.UnknownFarrar
Mon Jul 1, 196361AFraud.UnknownFarrar
Sun Apr 22, 196257AWily trick.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Mon Mar 13, 196151DPractical joke.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jun 30, 195790DThe Cardiff Giant was one.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sun Sep 6, 194232DDeception.J. L. WordsworthFarrar
Sun Aug 16, 194296DDeception.Jack LuzzatoFarrar
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