"... it's ___ you play the game" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue ". . . it's ___ you play the game" . We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOW.

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41 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOW ". . . it's ___ you play the game" (3)
90% CLUE Game played with weapons (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
90% OTHELLO Play game (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
86% HOPSCOTCH Game played in squares (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Oct 3, 2025
86% LASERTAG Game typically played in the dark (8) New York Times Sep 21, 2025
86% MEGA Excellent game is played (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
86% BADMINTON Game played on a court (9) (9) Mirror Classic Sep 3, 2025
86% WISHBONE Part of a turkey you can play a game with (8)
82% FRIENDS "Words with ___," popular word game on Facebook that you can play with others (7)
82% BALDUR ____'s Gate, role-playing series by BioWare (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
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