Japanese form of swordplay using bamboo staves Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Japanese form of swordplay using bamboo staves . 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 KENDO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KENDO Japanese form of swordplay using bamboo staves (5)
3% SUMO Japanese wrestling form (4)
3% ALTO ___ clef, stave used by the viola (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
3% AVERT Stave off (5) Newsday Sep 7, 2025
2% SAN Japanese honorific (3) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2025
2% WEDS Forms a union (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
2% AKITA Japanese dog (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 8, 2025
2% OBI Japanese sash (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 8, 2025
2% PANDA Animal with a bamboo-based diet (5) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
2% IWOJIMA __, 1945 battle between US and Japanese forces (3,4) (7) The Guardian Weekend Oct 4, 2025
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