A hoax is a deliberate deception or a false claim made to deceive others. The crossword solutions for the term hoaxes include DUPES (5 letters), gaffs (5 letters), RUSES (5 letters), SCAMS (5 letters), shams (5 letters), FRAUDS (6 letters), putons (6 letters), canards (7 letters) and maresnests (10 letters). DUPES are people who are easily deceived, gaffs are blunders or mistakes, RUSES are clever tricks or stratagems, SCAMS are fraudulent schemes, shams are something that is not what it appears to be, FRAUDS are intentional deception, putons are pretentious displays, canards are false rumors and maresnests are complex deceptions.