Tension-filled sports contest Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tension-filled sports contest . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NAILBITER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAILBITER Tension-filled sports contest (9)
4% TAUT Filled with tension (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
3% SUB Fill in (for) (3) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
3% STRESS Emphasise tension (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Nov 29, 2025
3% TOURNEY Sporting contest - time for Jack to travel (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
2% CREWS Fills with hands (5) Newsday Dec 19, 2025
2% SUBBED Filled in (for), for short (6) New York Times Dec 15, 2025
2% THE Fill-in-___-blank (3)
2% LADE Fill with cargo (4) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
2% RACES Contests of speed (5) Commuter Dec 12, 2025
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