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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:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Nov 17, 20235DKnockoff (2)Hemant MehtaShortz
Wed Sep 27, 202316AFake (2)Scott KoenigShortz
Thu Aug 3, 202356AFake (2)Simeon SeigelShortz
Mon Jan 17, 20222DBogus (2)Evan MahnkenShortz
Tue Jan 4, 202241AKnockoff (2)David BukszpanShortz
Sun Dec 6, 202071DApt rhyme for "baloney"Tony OrbachShortz
Tue Aug 7, 201812DFakerAlex Eaton-SalnersShortz
Tue Aug 15, 201711DHypocrite, sayZhouqin BurnikelShortz
Sun Jul 16, 201795AErsatzAndrea Carla Michaels and Pete MullerShortz
Wed May 24, 201718APerson who's all pretenseMichael HawkinsShortz
Wed Jan 25, 201742ABogus (2)Tracy GrayShortz
Mon Sep 8, 201452DInsincere typeDan SchoenholzShortz
Thu Aug 21, 201412DImpostorJules P. MarkeyShortz
Mon Sep 3, 201242AOne full of baloneyC. W. StewartShortz
Wed Jul 22, 200946DLike the 28-Down of underage drinkersPatrick BlindauerShortz
Sun Aug 20, 200647DDeceivingRichard SilvestriShortz
Tue May 18, 20045AQuackElizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Tue Apr 4, 199544AShamDavid J. KahnShortz
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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