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3 letters

GYP
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

CON
In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"

RIG
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

RAT
Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

4 letters

SWIZ
British slang for a swindle

HYPE
Blatant or sensational promotion

TARE
The weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo

CRIB
The cards discarded by players at cribbage

ROOK
Common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow

DUPE
A person who is tricked or swindled

SCAM
A fraudulent business scheme

BILK
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

HOSE
A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

5 letters

TRICK
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

CHESS
A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king

SCREW
A fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head

SHAFT
The hollow spine of a feather

FRAUD
Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

TEACH
An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

FUDGE
Soft creamy candy

COZEN
Cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"

TWIST
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"

6 letters

DELUDE
Be false to; be dishonest with

BETRAY
Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"

DARNEL
Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

WANDER
Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"

RIPOFF
Deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

FIDDLE
Bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

CHOUSE
Defeat someone through trickery or deceit

JOCKEY
Someone employed to ride horses in horse races

CONMAN
A swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

DIDDLE
Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"

DODOWN

CHISEL
An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

7 letters

DOOUTOF

SHYSTER
A person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

SWINDLE
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

FLEECER

TWISTER
Small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts

DEFRAUD
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

CHEATER
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

SLICKER
A macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof

CHICANE
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

CHEATON
Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"

CUCKOLD
A man whose wife committed adultery

DECEIVE
Be false to; be dishonest with

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CHISELER
A person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

FLIMFLAM
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

SWINDLER
A person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

TWOTIMER

HOODWINK
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

CHEATING
A deception for profit to yourself

DECEIVER
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

BEGUILER
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

9 letters

TRICKSTER
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

11 letters

NOTPLAYFAIR

HORNSWOGGLE
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

13 letters

SURINDERSOBTI

BEARDEDDARNEL
Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

15 letters

BROMUSSECALINUS
Weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

16 letters

LOLIUMTEMULENTUM
Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

18 letters

STILLSURINDERSOBTI