Crossword answer
RUGBY
5 letters · Used for 22 different clues · 31 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, August 16, 2026
Letter pattern
RUGBY
Clues that lead to RUGBY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Oval-ball sport (5)5The GuardianAug 16, 2026
Sport with scrums5LA TimesAug 12, 2026
Fun fact! This field "union" sport has a rule where if you yell "Mark!" after a clean catch, you earn a free kick5Daily ThemedJun 30, 2026
Game with an oval ball (5)5The GuardianJun 26, 2026
Play school?5Evening StandardJun 24, 2026
Like Dorothy’s slippers, worn by good sport5Daily ExpressMar 29, 2026
Close-contact sport that has nothing to do with "rugs" or "bees" despite what its name may make one think5Daily ThemedJan 13, 2026
Where to play the game?5Evening StandardNov 9, 2025
Fast-paced sport with an underwater version where players compete to deliver a heavy ball into the opponent's basket5Daily ThemedJul 1, 2025
Most popular sport in New Zealand5New York TimesApr 8, 2025
School grub, perhaps, for a young beginner5Evening StandardMar 27, 2025
Game for which you need a warm cover handy5Evening StandardJan 20, 2025
The school play?5Evening StandardAug 8, 2024
Sport played at Eton5Eugene ShefferNov 20, 2023
Where Tom Brown learned about football5Evening StandardNov 6, 2023
Sport closely related to American Football, last played in Summer Olympics in 19245Daily ThemedOct 24, 2023
Play-school!5Evening StandardAug 30, 2023
Team contact sport that originated in England and features in the Six Nations Championship5Daily ThemedMar 21, 2023
In school, it takes some tackling5Evening StandardFeb 13, 2023
Where you need a warm cover handy?5Evening StandardAug 15, 2022
A trying game?5Evening StandardNov 2, 2021
American football's British relative?5Daily ThemedJul 11, 2021
About RUGBY in crosswords
RUGBY is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 31 times in our database across 22 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Oval-ball sport (5)” in the The Guardian crossword on August 16, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
LEMURMadagascan arboreal primate (5)
AHEADBridge Out ___ (sign)
TEACHInstruct
IGLOOSnow place; like, home (5)
CURRYSpicy dish
MAIZECrop cloth covering snooker table, with money to replace balls, at first
KABULAsian capital
BEARDWhiskers
STAYSCorsets
NERDSObsessive hobbyists
RABBITorah scholar
FREESAllows to go cold, pronouncedly!
SITESWeb locations
BUFFY"___ the Vampire Slayer," horror TV series where Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the iconic lead character who gives the show its name
Every appearance of RUGBY (31)
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Aug 16, 2026
Oval-ball sport (5) · The Guardian · 3 Down
Aug 12, 2026
Sport with scrums · LA Times · Across
Jun 26, 2026
Game with an oval ball (5) · The Guardian · 7 Across
Jun 24, 2026
Play school? · Evening Standard · 12 Down
May 16, 2026
Play school · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Mar 29, 2026
Like Dorothy’s slippers, worn by good sport · Daily Express · 23 Down
Nov 9, 2025
Where to play the game? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Apr 8, 2025
Most popular sport in New Zealand · New York Times · 41 Across
Mar 27, 2025
School grub, perhaps, for a young beginner · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jan 20, 2025
Game for which you need a warm cover handy · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Aug 8, 2024
The school play? · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 20, 2023
Sport played at Eton · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down
Nov 6, 2023
Where Tom Brown learned about football · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Oct 24, 2023
Sport closely related to American Football, last played in Summer Olympics in 1924 · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Aug 30, 2023
Play-school! · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Mar 21, 2023
Team contact sport that originated in England and features in the Six Nations Championship · Daily Themed · 30 Across
Feb 13, 2023
In school, it takes some tackling · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Aug 15, 2022
Where you need a warm cover handy? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 25, 2022
Sport played at Eton · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Across
Nov 2, 2021
A trying game? · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jul 11, 2021
American football's British relative? · Daily Themed · 42 Down
May 4, 2021
Play school? · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Apr 12, 2021
Sport played at Eton · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Across
Mar 4, 2021
Play school · Evening Standard · 20 Down
May 26, 2020
Where to play the game? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Dec 25, 2018
School grub, perhaps, for a young beginner · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Oct 24, 2018
Game for which you need a warm cover handy · Evening Standard · 27 Down
May 21, 2018
The school play? · Evening Standard · 30 Down