Crossword answer
RUGBY
5 letters · Used for 24 different clues · 33 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, September 16, 2026
Letter pattern
RUGBY
Clues that lead to RUGBY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Sport wig, covering for baldy (5)5The GuardianSep 16, 2026
National sport of New Zealand5NYT MiniSep 6, 2026
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 33 times in our database across 24 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Sport wig, covering for baldy (5)” in the The Guardian crossword on September 16, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
HOBBYLeisure pursuit
DAREDChallenged
ASHESWord repeated in a nursery song before "We all fall down"
OILUPSlather with grease
LOIRELongest French river
BELOWUnder
PERESNetanyahu predecessor
ERNIEPal to Bert or to Eric (5)
RHINOAnimal that could be called a "unicorn," for short
RANGEHow far anger can get you
PRANGCrash, as Penny called (5)
LOCALAlternative to express
SIENAWrong answer, with Epsom initially entered for 'horse-racing town'
AFTERFollowing in time
Every appearance of RUGBY (33)
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Sep 16, 2026
Sport wig, covering for baldy (5) · The Guardian · 14 Down
Sep 6, 2026
National sport of New Zealand · NYT Mini · 1 Down
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