Instrument played with a bow Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Instrument played with a bow last seen in New York Times 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VIOLA.

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
VIOLA Instrument played with a bow (5) New York Times Mar 10, 2025
VIOLIN Instrument played with a bow (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 6, 2024
CELLO Instrument played with a bow (5) The Telegraph Quick Apr 7, 2023
VIOL Instrument played with a bow (4)

36 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
28% REBECK Ancient three-stringed instrument played with a bow (6) (6)
26% GUSLA A single-stringed Balkan musical instrument played with a bow (5) (5)
4% ARCO To be played with the bow (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Dec 12, 2025
4% CELLI Bowed instruments (5) New York Times Nov 12, 2025
3% PIANO "Grand" instrument (5)
3% SITARS Indian instruments (6) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
3% ARROW Bow's release (5)
3% KOTO Japanese instrument (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 3, 2026
3% GONG Medal; instrument (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 2, 2026
3% KNEEL Bow down to pray (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 1, 2026

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