James who invented basketball Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue James who invented basketball . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NAISMITH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAISMITH James who invented basketball (8)
3% CAAN James of "Misery" (4) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
3% AGEE Writer James (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025
3% CREATE Invent (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 27, 2025
3% HOOP Basketball target (4) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025
3% ETTA James of jazz (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
3% HOOPS Basketball, slangily (5)
3% BABY Tot; invention (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 5, 2025
3% FOULS Basketball offenses (5) New York Times Mini Oct 5, 2025
3% ADOLPHE Sax who invented the saxophone (7) New York Times Sep 14, 2025
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