Basketball shooting game named for an animal Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Basketball shooting game named for an animal featured in New York Times Mini puzzle on May 28, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HORSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HORSE Basketball shooting game named for an animal (5) New York Times Mini May 28, 2026
3% AIMAT Shoot for (5) Eugene Sheffer Apr 29, 2026
3% NOUN Name, place, animal or thing (4)
3% DRAT "Shoot" (4) Universal Apr 16, 2026
3% DOG Animal in the game Spots (3) USA Today Mar 17, 2026
3% NAISMITH James A -, originator of the game of basketball (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Mar 9, 2026
2% NBA US basketball league (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 27, 2026
2% ARENA Pro basketball venue (5) USA Today May 27, 2026
2% BUD Rudimentary shoot (3) (3) Puzzler May 27, 2026
2% GOATEE Facial feature named after an animal (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 23, 2026

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