Seven-stringed instrument that gave the guitar its name Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Seven-stringed instrument that gave the guitar its name featured in New York Times puzzle on May 14, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KITHARA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KITHARA Seven-stringed instrument that gave the guitar its name (7) New York Times May 14, 2026
3% UKE Hawaiian stringed instrument, informally (3) New York Times Mini May 12, 2026
3% ZITHER Box-like stringed instrument (6) Puzzler Backwords May 8, 2026
3% CELLO Largest string quartet instrument (5) Newsday May 6, 2026
3% IDED Gave a name to, for short (4) USA Today Apr 27, 2026
3% STAN Suffix for seven country names (4) USA Today Apr 15, 2026
3% GUITARS Stringed instruments that can be electric (7)
3% OBOE Instrument with only one consonant in its name (4) New York Times Midi Apr 8, 2026
3% LYRE Old stringed instrument associated with Orpheus (4) The Telegraph Mini Apr 5, 2026
3% LUTE Stringed instrument (4) (4) Mirror Quick Mar 26, 2026

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