Crossword answer
PLOY
4 letters · Used for 15 different clues · 36 appearances · Last seen USA Today, October 8, 2026
Letter pattern
PLOY
Clues that lead to PLOY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Scheme4USA TodayOct 8, 2026
Tactic4Eugene ShefferSep 4, 2026
Sneaky scheme4USA TodayJun 27, 2026
Bit of strategy4Crosswords With FriendsMay 26, 2026
Cunning trick4Wall Street JournalMay 15, 2026
Tricky tactic4NewsdayMay 3, 2026
Stratagem4The IndependentMar 24, 2026
Cunning action4NewsdayDec 17, 2025
An employer's tactic4Evening StandardNov 19, 2025
Devious scheme4New York TimesMay 10, 2025
Ruse4New York TimesMar 12, 2025
An employer's clever device?4Evening StandardMay 30, 2024
An employer's gambit?4Evening StandardApr 9, 2024
Manoeuvre4Evening StandardOct 6, 2023
Clever or cunning maneuver4Daily ThemedMar 22, 2022
About PLOY in crosswords
PLOY is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 36 times in our database across 15 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Scheme” in the USA Today crossword on October 8, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
ACLU"Dissent is patriotic" grp.
MOOSWestern sound effects
AURAVibe
BOGSSwampy spots
MAINStreet that might run all the way through town
VEEPSecond-in-command
RILEReally get to
FIATItalian automaker
UFOS"The X-Files" topic
LASTThe ultimate in cataclysmal astonishment!
AMEXCharger's option, informally
CUTSEconomies with meat?
LOLA___ Bunny, "Looney Tunes" character who is Bugs Bunny's girlfriend, and whose first name is also a lovely Filipino way to refer to one's nana
IMAY"That could work for me"
Every appearance of PLOY (36)
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Oct 8, 2026
Scheme · USA Today · 31 Down
Sep 4, 2026
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down
Jun 27, 2026
Sneaky scheme · USA Today · 3 Down
May 26, 2026
Bit of strategy · Crosswords With Friends · 18
May 18, 2026
Scheme · NYT Midi · 7 Down
May 15, 2026
Cunning trick · Wall Street Journal · 46 Down
May 3, 2026
Tricky tactic · Newsday · Across
Mar 24, 2026
Stratagem · The Independent · 22 Across
Jan 9, 2026
Stratagem · The Independent · 16 Down
Dec 17, 2025
Cunning action · Newsday · Across
Nov 19, 2025
An employer's tactic · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Oct 25, 2025
Stratagem · The Independent · 4 Across
Jun 17, 2025
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
May 10, 2025
Devious scheme · New York Times · 9 Down
Mar 12, 2025
Ruse · New York Times · 70 Across
Dec 4, 2024
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Nov 28, 2024
Stratagem · The Independent · 21 Across
Oct 21, 2024
Stratagem · The Independent · 1 Down
Jun 5, 2024
Stratagem · Evening Standard · 7 Down
May 30, 2024
An employer's clever device? · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Apr 9, 2024
An employer's gambit? · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Mar 4, 2024
Stratagem · The Independent · 22 Across
Feb 22, 2024
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Across
Oct 6, 2023
Manoeuvre · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Mar 2, 2023
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Sep 8, 2022
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Across
Jul 2, 2022
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Across
Jun 2, 2022
Stratagem · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Mar 22, 2022
Clever or cunning maneuver · Daily Themed · 57 Across
Mar 9, 2022
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across
Mar 1, 2022
Manoeuvre · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Jan 2, 2021
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Across
Sep 10, 2020
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across
Jan 14, 2020
Tactic · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Sep 2, 2019
Stratagem · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 1, 2018
An employer's gambit? · Evening Standard · 29 Across