Sport whose name derives from "hooked stick" in French Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sport whose name derives from "hooked stick" in French 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LACROSSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LACROSSE Sport whose name derives from "hooked stick" in French (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 2, 2026
6% STEM Derive (from) (4) Newsday Sep 3, 2026
6% MONTAGE Film technique derived from the French for "to assemble" (7) LA Times Daily Aug 19, 2026
6% CALORIE Unit whose name derives from the Latin word for "heat" (7) New York Times Aug 14, 2026
6% ALLEYOOP Basketball move with a French-derived name (8) The Atlantic Jul 23, 2026
6% OPIE Name derived from Osbert (4) Newsday Jun 6, 2026
5% SUMO Sport whose competitors are known as rikishi (4) New York Times Midi Sep 8, 2026
5% ARABIC Language from which "habibi" is derived (6) USA Today Sep 6, 2026
5% EXEMPT Off the hook (6) USA Today Aug 31, 2026
5% BAIT Worms and such on hooks (4) New York Times Aug 31, 2026

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