Our crossword solver found 52 potential answers for the clue "Phony", which appeared in the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword on May 11, 2025. The answer most likely to be correct is POSER, a 5-letter solution matching at 99%. This confidence score is based on historical data from thousands of published puzzles.
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52 Other Potential Answers
Rank
Answer
Length
Source
Date
99%
POSER
Phony
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 11, 2025
99%
POSER
Phony
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2025
99%
SHAM
Phony
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 17, 2025
99%
SHAM
Phony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 17, 2025
99%
FAKE
Phony
(4)
Universal Crossword
Dec 21, 2024
99%
FAKE
Phony
Universal Crossword · Dec 21, 2024
99%
FRAUD
Phony
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 16, 2024
99%
FRAUD
Phony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2024
99%
BOGUS
Phony
(5)
Universal Crossword
Feb 19, 2020
99%
BOGUS
Phony
Universal Crossword · Feb 19, 2020
99%
CHARLATAN
Phony
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 2, 2018
99%
CHARLATAN
Phony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 2, 2018
50%
FRONTED
Put on a phony persona
(7)
Universal Crossword
Jan 3, 2026
50%
FRONTED
Put on a phony persona
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
50%
REAL
Not phony
(4)
Universal Crossword
Jul 14, 2025
50%
REAL
Not phony
Universal Crossword · Jul 14, 2025
50%
FORGE
Make a phony copy of
(5)
Premier Sunday Crossword
May 30, 2021
50%
FORGE
Make a phony copy of
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 30, 2021
1%
PHILHARMONICORCHESTRA
Group that can play a symphony
(21)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 12, 2025
1%
PHILHARMONICORCHESTRA
Group that can play a symphony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2025
1%
DIN
Cacophony
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 12, 2025
1%
DIN
Cacophony
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2025
1%
HORNSECTION
Part of a symphony orchestra
(11)
Universal Crossword
Feb 13, 2025
1%
HORNSECTION
Part of a symphony orchestra
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2025
1%
FREREJACQUES
Children's tune interpreted in Mahler's Symphony No. 1
(12)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 30, 2024
1%
FREREJACQUES
Children's tune interpreted in Mahler's Symphony No. 1
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 30, 2024
1%
ODETOJOY
Final part of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
(8)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Nov 23, 2024
1%
ODETOJOY
Final part of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Nov 23, 2024
1%
EROICA
Beethoven symphony
(6)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Sep 27, 2024
1%
EROICA
Beethoven symphony
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Sep 27, 2024
1%
BEETHOVENSFIFTH
H, in a Classical symphony?
(15)
Universal Crossword
Sep 5, 2024
1%
BEETHOVENSFIFTH
H, in a Classical symphony?
Universal Crossword · Sep 5, 2024
1%
IVES
"Holidays Symphony" composer Charles
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 23, 2024
1%
IVES
"Holidays Symphony" composer Charles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2024
1%
HOAX
It's phony-baloney
(4)
Universal Crossword
Jan 15, 2024
1%
HOAX
It's phony-baloney
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2024
1%
HORNS
Traffic cacophony
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 4, 2024
1%
HORNS
Traffic cacophony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2024
1%
DVORAK
“New World Symphony” composer
(6)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Dec 8, 2023
1%
DVORAK
“New World Symphony” composer
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 8, 2023
1%
CARALARM
Garage cacophony
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 3, 2023
1%
CARALARM
Garage cacophony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 3, 2023
1%
ARFS
Kennel cacophony
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 6, 2023
1%
ARFS
Kennel cacophony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2023
1%
ADAGIO
Slowly, in a symphony
(6)
Universal Crossword
Mar 5, 2023
1%
ADAGIO
Slowly, in a symphony
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2023
1%
SOLTI
Longtime Chicago Symphony conductor
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 15, 2023
1%
SOLTI
Longtime Chicago Symphony conductor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 15, 2023
1%
NOISE
Cacophony
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 9, 2022
1%
NOISE
Cacophony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 9, 2022
1%
HAYDN
Composer known as the "Father of the Symphony"
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 18, 2022
1%
HAYDN
Composer known as the "Father of the Symphony"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2022
1%
CAWS
Crow's cacophony
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 24, 2022
1%
CAWS
Crow's cacophony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2022
1%
ODE
"__ to Joy": segment of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 20, 2022
1%
ODE
"__ to Joy": segment of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2022
1%
DMAJ
Key of Brahms' Symphony No. 2
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 13, 2022
1%
DMAJ
Key of Brahms' Symphony No. 2
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 13, 2022
1%
CHAMBERORCHESTRA
Scaled-down symphony group [1994]
(16)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Feb 20, 2022
1%
CHAMBERORCHESTRA
Scaled-down symphony group [1994]
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 20, 2022
1%
FINALE
Usually dramatic symphony ending
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 9, 2022
1%
FINALE
Usually dramatic symphony ending
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 9, 2022
1%
AFLAT
Elgar’s Symphony in —
(5)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Nov 27, 2021
1%
AFLAT
Elgar’s Symphony in —
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Nov 27, 2021
1%
BEETHOVEN
"Symphony No. 9" composer
(9)
Universal Crossword
Oct 2, 2021
1%
BEETHOVEN
"Symphony No. 9" composer
Universal Crossword · Oct 2, 2021
1%
CELLI
Symphony orchestra members
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 22, 2021
1%
CELLI
Symphony orchestra members
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2021
1%
AMY
__ Beach, composer of the first symphony composed by an American woman
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 30, 2021
1%
AMY
__ Beach, composer of the first symphony composed by an American woman
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2021
1%
CHORAL
Symphony type pioneered by Beethoven
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 21, 2021
1%
CHORAL
Symphony type pioneered by Beethoven
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2021
1%
INF
Like Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 19, 2021
1%
INF
Like Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2021
1%
INE
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 __ minor
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 15, 2021
1%
INE
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 __ minor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 15, 2021
1%
OBOE
Symphony wind
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 14, 2020
1%
OBOE
Symphony wind
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2020
1%
BFLAT
Key of Schumann's "Spring Symphony"
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 13, 2020
1%
BFLAT
Key of Schumann's "Spring Symphony"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2020
1%
POPS
Boston symphony
(4)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Oct 20, 2020
1%
POPS
Boston symphony
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Oct 20, 2020
1%
SCHUMANN
"Spring Symphony" composer
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 26, 2020
1%
SCHUMANN
"Spring Symphony" composer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2020
1%
LOGE
Symphony hall section
(4)
Universal Crossword
Aug 12, 2020
1%
LOGE
Symphony hall section
Universal Crossword · Aug 12, 2020
1%
CMINOR
Key of Brahms' First Symphony
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 28, 2020
1%
CMINOR
Key of Brahms' First Symphony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2020
1%
DEAF
Like Beethoven, mostly, when he composed "Symphony No. 9"
(4)
Universal Crossword
Apr 6, 2020
1%
DEAF
Like Beethoven, mostly, when he composed "Symphony No. 9"
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2020
1%
IND
Like Brahms' Symphony No. 2
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 17, 2020
1%
IND
Like Brahms' Symphony No. 2
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 17, 2020
1%
EIOICA
Symphony originally dedicated to Napoleon
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 1, 2019
1%
EIOICA
Symphony originally dedicated to Napoleon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 1, 2019
1%
OPUS
Symphony, for one
(4)
Universal Crossword
Nov 6, 2019
1%
OPUS
Symphony, for one
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2019
1%
MAHLER
"Resurrection Symphony" composer
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 26, 2019
1%
MAHLER
"Resurrection Symphony" composer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2019
1%
NEWWORLD
Subject of a Dvorak symphony
(8)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jun 6, 2019
1%
NEWWORLD
Subject of a Dvorak symphony
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jun 6, 2019
1%
OZAWA
Longtime Boston Symphony conductor
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 8, 2018
1%
OZAWA
Longtime Boston Symphony conductor
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 8, 2018
1%
AMINOR
Key of Mendelssohn's Scotch Symphony
(6)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Feb 14, 2018
1%
AMINOR
Key of Mendelssohn's Scotch Symphony
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Feb 14, 2018
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "Phony" have?
We found 6 exact solutions and 52 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is POSER (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "Phony"?
The best answer for "Phony" is POSER with 5 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Other exact solutions include SHAM (4 letters), FAKE (4 letters), FRAUD (5 letters).
Where has "Phony" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 15 times in our database.
It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword, Universal Crossword, Premier Sunday Crossword.
It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on May 11, 2025.