A word preceding "cup" in various sporting competitions Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A word preceding "cup" in various sporting competitions last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHALLENGE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHALLENGE A word preceding "cup" in various sporting competitions (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 22, 2025
6% TRIATHLON Sporting competition (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Dec 10, 2025
5% ALPHA Beta preceder (5) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
5% AKA Pseudonym preceder (3) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
5% ORA "... cone -- cup?" (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 1, 2026
5% TOETOTOE In direct competition (8) The Times Concise Dec 30, 2025
5% MADE Word that may precede "with love" or "for each other" (4)
5% UNTO Word that may precede itself? (4) New York Times Dec 27, 2025
5% RIMS Edges of cups (4) Commuter Dec 25, 2025
5% WYE "Zee" preceder (3)

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