The Clue
Rooks (4 letter answer)
The Answer
GYPS
Tags
Notes
The answer GYPS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Cheats
Mulcts
Shortchanges
Swindles
Pulls a fast one on
Works a deal on
Definition
GYPS as a noun:
1. (Gyps, genus Gyps) = a genus of Accipitridae
GYP as a noun:
1. (bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam) = a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
GYP as a verb:
1. (victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con) = 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"