Duelling contest might provoke "words" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Duelling contest might provoke "words" . 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 SWORDPLAY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWORDPLAY Duelling contest might provoke "words" (9)
5% GRIEVE Contest a decision, as a union might (6) The Atlantic Jun 28, 2026
5% ROUSED Incited, provoked (6) The Times Concise Jun 8, 2026
5% GOADED Provoked (6) The Telegraph Quick May 21, 2026
5% EGGON Provoke (5) USA Today May 11, 2026
4% MARATHON Revolutionary snubbed perfect contest (8) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 8, 2026
4% OBSTACLERACE Sports-day contest (8,4) (12) Puzzler Jul 8, 2026
4% SONG Eurovision contest entry (4) New York Times Jul 7, 2026
4% PLED Claimed no contest, maybe (4) LA Times Daily Jul 7, 2026
4% NFLGAME Cowboys' contest, e.g. (7) Wall Street Journal Jul 1, 2026
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