Music genre whose name may derive from its distinctive guitar sound Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Music genre whose name may derive from its distinctive guitar sound last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SKA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SKA Music genre whose name may derive from its distinctive guitar sound (3) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 2, 2024
3% ONOMATOPOEIA Word whose sound suggests its meaning (12) (12) The Guardian Quick Dec 19, 2025
3% STEM Derive (from) (4) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
3% EPONYM Word derived from a name (6) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
3% SAFFRON Spice derived from the crocus (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 7, 2025
3% SORBETS Treats whose name is derived from the Arabic for "to drink" (7) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
3% EMO Moody music genre (3)
3% PESTO Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush" (5) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
3% ROLL Rock and ___ (music genre) (4)
3% ALT Music-genre prefix (3) The Atlantic Nov 28, 2025

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