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Team Sports
Racket and Target Sports
Water Sports
Winter Sports
Track and Field
Gym and Indoor Sports
Wheels and Outdoor Sports
Game Day
Team Sports, continued
Kabaddi A contact game from South Asia for two teams of seven. Its modern rules were set in the 1920s. Kickball Set out like a bat-and-ball game with bases, but players kick an inflated rubber ball. Korfball A Dutch game from 1902. Teams of four women and four men shoot at a netless basket high on a pole. Lacrosse North America's oldest organized sport. Players use a stick to carry, catch and shoot the ball. Netball Seven players a side score by shooting the ball through the other team's goal ring. Polo Riders on horseback drive a ball with wooden mallets. Outdoor teams have four players. Rounders A bat-and-ball game with four bases, played in England since Tudor times. Rugby Named for the school in England where its rules were first written down, in 1845. Soccer Two teams of 11 move the ball mostly with their feet. Much of the world calls it football. Softball A bat-and-ball game on a diamond-shaped field. The pitcher always throws underhand. Tug of war Two teams pull at the two ends of a rope. It was practiced in ancient Egypt, China and Greece. Ultimate A non-contact team game played with a flying disc. Players act as their own officials. Volleyball Six players a side send a ball over a net. Invented in Massachusetts in 1895 as mintonette.
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Archery Shooting arrows at a target with a bow. Arcus, the Latin for bow, gave the sport its name. Badminton Players use rackets to hit a cone-shaped shuttle, often called a birdie, across a net. Billiards Games played with a cue stick and balls on a table covered in cloth. Bocce A ball-rolling game that took its present form in Italy. English bowls is a close relative. Boules A French word for a family of games: throw or roll heavy balls close to a small one, the jack. Bowling Roll a ball down a 60-foot lane at ten pins. Knocking them all down at once is a strike. Bullseye The center of a target or dartboard. The word has carried that meaning since at least 1833. Carrom A tabletop game from India. Players flick discs toward the corners of the board. Croquet Players use a mallet to hit balls through hoops set in a grass court. Darts Players throw small, sharp-pointed missiles by hand at a round target board. Golf Hit a small ball into each hole in the fewest swings you can. The modern game began in Scotland. Horseshoes Players take turns tossing U-shaped metal shoes at stakes set 40 feet apart. Jai alai A Basque game: players fling a ball off walls at high speed with a curved wicker basket glove. Lawn bowls Players roll a ball shaped to curve, trying to stop closest to a smaller ball called the jack. Padel Mixes tennis and squash. Usually played in pairs on a small court with glass and mesh walls. Petanque A boules game in which the ball is thrown, not rolled, toward a small target ball. Pickleball Invented in Washington State in 1965. Players use paddles and a hollow plastic ball full of holes. Pool A family of cue games played on a pocketed table. Eight-ball is the one played most often. Quoits An old ring-toss game. The rings are metal, rope or rubber, and the target is a spike. Racquetball Invented in 1950. There is no net, and the walls, floor and ceiling are all in play. Shuffleboard Using cues, players slide weighted discs along a narrow court to stop inside a scoring zone. Snooker A cue game on a table with six pockets. It uses 22 balls: one white, 15 reds and six colors. Squash Two or four players hit a small, hollow rubber ball around a court with four walls. Tennis Played one on one or in pairs, with rackets, a net and a hollow rubber ball covered in felt.
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Angling Fishing with a hook and line, usually on a rod. The hook carries bait to draw the fish in. Backstroke The only one of the four racing strokes that is swum facing up. Bodyboarding Riding a wave toward shore on a short rectangular foam board, usually wearing swim fins. Butterfly A stroke in which both arms sweep over the water together and the legs do a dolphin kick. Canoeing Moving a narrow boat with a single-bladed paddle on lakes, rivers, ponds and streams. Diving Leaping off a springboard or high platform, with twists and flips on the way down to the water. Dragon boat A long racing boat moved by a crew with paddles. It began in southern China. Freestyle The race with the fewest rules about the stroke. Front crawl is fastest, so most swimmers use it. Kayaking The paddler sits low, facing forward, and pulls a paddle with a blade at each end. Kiteboarding A large power kite catches the wind and pulls the rider over water, snow or sand. Medley One race, all four swimming strokes. Four swimmers share it in the relay version. Paddleboarding Standing on a floating board and moving it with a paddle. Its modern roots are in Hawaii. Rafting Steering an inflatable boat down a river, often through rough whitewater. Regatta A series of boat races. The word comes from the Venetian language. Rowing Racing boats moved by oars held in oarlocks. In America the sport is often called crew. Sailing Racing wind-driven boats around a closed course or from point to point. Sculling Rowing in which each rower pulls two oars. The slim boats have seats that slide. Skimboarding Starts on the beach: the rider drops a board on the shallow wash of a wave and glides out on it. Snorkeling Swimming face down while breathing through a shaped tube, usually with a mask and fins. Surfing Riding the face of a moving wave on a board, usually toward the shore. Swimming Racing through water in a pool or in open water, in strokes such as butterfly and freestyle. Wakeboarding A motorboat tows the rider, who stands on a board and leaps off the waves the boat leaves behind. Water polo Seven players a side swim and throw a ball into the other team's goal over four quarters. Waterskiing Towed behind a boat, the rider glides over a lake or sea on one ski or a pair.
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Bandy Two teams on skates use sticks to send a ball, not a puck, into the goal on a large sheet of ice. Biathlon A winter sport that joins cross-country skiing with rifle shooting. Bobsled Crews of up to four make timed runs down a narrow, twisting, banked ice track in a sleigh. Broomball A ball game on ice or snow, most popular in Canada and the United States. Curling Teams of four slide 8 granite stones each across the ice toward a round target called the house. Downhill A ski race about speed more than turns. Racers crouch low and reach about 130 kilometers an hour. Figure skating Skaters glide over the ice doing spins, jumps and dance steps, solo, in pairs or in groups. Hockey On ice, six players a side chase a rubber puck with sticks through three periods. Ice dance A form of figure skating for a pair that draws on ballroom dancing. Luge A small sled for one or two riders, who lie face up and go feet first. Mushing Sport or travel powered by dogs, most often pulling a sled over snow. Nordic combined A winter sport that joins ski jumping with cross-country skiing. Ringette Skaters pass a blue rubber ring with straight sticks. It began in Canada as a game for girls. Short track Four to six skaters race in a pack around an oval of ice just over 111 meters long. Skeleton One rider lies face down and goes head first down a frozen track on a small sled. Ski jumping Competitors slide down a curved ramp and fly as far as they can. First contested in Norway. Skiing Using skis to glide on snow, for travel, for fun or as a winter sport. Skijoring A horse, a dog or a vehicle tows a person on skis. The Norwegian name means ski driving. Slalom A ski race of quick, short turns between closely spaced poles or gates. Sledding Sliding downhill on snow, seated or lying down. Luge, skeleton and bobsled all grew from it. Snowboarding Riding down a snowy slope standing on one board. First developed in the United States in 1965. Snowshoeing Walking on top of deep snow in wide footwear that spreads your weight. Speed skating Racing on ice skates over a set distance. It comes in long-track and short-track forms. Toboggan A simple sled with no runners. Its flat bottom rides directly on the snow.
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Anchor leg The last stretch of a team race. The quickest or most seasoned runner usually gets it. Baton The stick one runner passes to the next inside the exchange zone of a team race. Cross country Teams and individuals race over natural ground such as dirt or grass, often 3 to 12 kilometers. Decathlon Ten track and field events held over two days in a row. Deka is Greek for ten. Discus A heavy disc thrown for distance. Athletes in ancient Greece threw one too. Hammer throw Athletes swing and release a metal ball on a steel wire. The men's weighs 16 pounds. Heptathlon A contest of seven track and field events. Hepta is Greek for seven. High jump Athletes leap over a horizontal bar without knocking it off. Most go over backward, head first. Hurdles Barriers set at measured heights and distances that runners must clear during a race. Javelin A spear about 2.5 meters long that athletes throw as far as possible. Long jump A field event: sprint down the runway and leap as far forward as you can from the takeoff mark. Marathon A long-distance foot race of 42.195 kilometers, about 26.2 miles, usually run on roads. Mile run A middle-distance race, a little over 1,600 meters long. Pentathlon A contest of five events. Pente is Greek for five. Photo finish When racers cross the line too close to call, officials check a picture taken at the line. Pole vault Athletes use a long, flexible shaft of fiberglass or carbon fiber to clear a high bar. Race walking A long-distance race in which one foot must appear to touch the ground at all times. Relay A team race, usually in four legs. Each runner hands a baton to the next. Shot put A field event in which athletes throw a heavy round ball, called the shot, as far as possible. Sprint A short race run flat out from start to finish. Starting blocks Sprinters brace their feet against these so they do not slip when the race begins. Steeplechase An obstacle race on the track, named after a kind of horse race. The main distance is 3,000 meters. Track The oval where runners race. Modern ones have a rubberized, all-weather surface. Triple jump One run-up, three moves: a hop, a step and a jump that ends in the sand.
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Aikido A modern Japanese martial art that aims to protect the attacker from injury too. Balance beam A long, narrow gymnastics apparatus, often just called beam. Only women compete on it. Boxing Two opponents in a ring throw punches while wearing protective gloves. Capoeira A martial art and game from Brazil with African roots. It mixes in dance, acrobatics and music. Cheerleading Routines with tumbling, jumps, dance, cheers and stunts. It began in the United States. Fencing A sword sport with three disciplines, each with its own blade: foil, epee and sabre. Gymnastics Sports built on balance, strength and flexibility. It grew from exercises of the ancient Greeks. Judo A Japanese martial art created in 1882. Its name means gentle way. Jump rope Swing it underfoot and overhead and hop over it, for play or in timed speed events. Karate A martial art from the Ryukyu Kingdom that mainly uses punches and kicks. Kendo A Japanese martial art with bamboo swords and armor. Its name means way of the sword. Kung fu A common umbrella name for the many fighting styles that grew up in China over the centuries. Parallel bars Two wooden rails side by side, about 2 meters off the floor. Also used in physical therapy. Pommel horse A padded gymnastics apparatus with two handles on top. Early ones had a leather cover over wood. Rings An apparatus used by tradition in men's gymnastics. It demands extreme upper body strength. Sumo Wrestling from Japan. A wrestler wins by forcing the other out of a circular ring. Table tennis Players use small rackets to send a light, hollow ball over a net on a tabletop. Taekwondo A martial art from Korea, best known for its kicks. Trampoline The bouncing apparatus on which gymnasts perform somersaults and twists in the air. Tumbling Gymnasts flip and twist in one pass down a long track, touching it only with hands and feet. Uneven bars Two rails set at different heights. The gymnast swings between them, hands white with chalk. Vault A gymnastics event done over a special table. Men and women both compete in it. Weightlifting Two lifts put a loaded bar overhead: the clean and jerk, and the one-motion snatch. Wrestling A combat sport of grappling, throws, takedowns and pins.
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BMX Short for bicycle motocross. Riders race one lap of a short course with banked corners and jumps. Bouldering A form of rock climbing on small rocks or indoor walls, done without ropes or harnesses. Climbing Using hands and feet to go up steep rock, from small boulders to the tallest mountains. Cycling Bicycle racing on roads, tracks and trails. Cyclo-cross Bike racing in autumn and winter. Riders hop off and carry the bike over obstacles, then remount. Dressage A rider and horse perform a memorized set of movements. The French name means training. Duathlon A race in three legs: a run, a bike ride and then another run. Equestrian The word for sports on horseback. It comes from equus, Latin for horse. Eventing One horse and rider compete in three tests: dressage, cross-country and show jumping. Hiking Walking a long way on trails and country paths for exercise and fun. Inline skating Gliding on boots whose wheels, two to five of them, sit in one single row. Karting Motor racing in small, open-wheel vehicles with four wheels, usually on circuits built for them. Motocross Motorcycle racing on enclosed off-road circuits. It grew from trials held in the United Kingdom. Mountain biking Off-road cycling over rough, steep ground on a bike built to take the bumps. Orienteering Racers use a map and a compass to find their way from point to point across unfamiliar ground. Paragliding Flying a light fabric wing launched on foot. The pilot hangs below it in a harness. Parkour Getting past obstacles by running, jumping, climbing and vaulting, using only your body. Rodeo Riding and roping contests that come from the work of cattle herders in Spain and Mexico. Roller derby A contact sport on an oval track. Two teams of five skaters race around it. Roller skating Gliding on boots with wheels, at a rink, in a skate park or along a path. Show jumping An English riding event in which a horse and rider clear a course of obstacles. Skateboarding An action sport of riding and doing tricks on a board with wheels. It began in the United States. Triathlon One endurance race in three parts: swimming, cycling and running. Velodrome An arena for track cycling: an oval with two steeply banked bends joined by two straights.
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Arena A large enclosed venue with seats on most sides and the event space at the lowest point. Athlete A person who competes in sport. The word goes back to a Greek word for prize. Ball The round or oval object that is kicked, thrown, hit or bounced in many sports. Bat The club used to hit the ball in baseball, softball and cricket. Captain The player named as leader, a sign of respect from the rest of the side. Champion Whoever wins a contest or a whole competition. Coach The person who directs, instructs and trains athletes. Defense The work of stopping the other side from scoring, or the players who do it. Fans The supporters who follow a side and cheer from the stands. Field The open ground, often grass, where outdoor sports are played. Game A contest played by rules, with a result at the end. Goal The frame or area the ball or puck must enter to score, and the point earned by getting it there. Halftime The rest midway through a game. Sides often switch ends before play starts again. Jersey A player's shirt. It shows the colors of the side and often a name and number. League A group of clubs or athletes that compete against each other to gain points. Mascot A person, animal or object that stands for a group and is thought to bring it luck. Medal A thin metal disc carrying a design, given as an award and often made to be worn. Net The mesh that divides a tennis or volleyball court, or hangs behind a soccer or hockey goal line. Offense The work of attacking to score points or goals, or the players who do it. Overtime An extra period played to break a tie when the scores are level at the end. Practice Training between games, where players repeat skills to get better at them. Race A contest of speed to see who reaches the finish first. Referee The official who enforces the rules during play. Some sports call the job umpire or judge. Rival An opponent you meet again and again and most want to beat. Scoreboard A large board that shows the points, and often the time left, to everyone watching. Season The part of the year when a sport's scheduled games are played. Sportsmanship Fair play and respect for opponents: being a good winner and a good loser. Stadium A field ringed by tiers of seats. The word goes back to the Greek stadion, a length of 600 feet. Substitute A player who comes into the game in place of one who is tired or hurt. Team A group of players who work together on the same side. Timeout A short halt in play, usually called by a coach or player, that also stops the game clock. Tournament An organized competition of many matches that ends with one winner. Trophy A decorative object kept as proof of an achievement, most often awarded in sport. Umpire The name for the rule-enforcing official in baseball and cricket. Uniform Matching clothes that make the players on one side look alike. Victory A win in a game or contest. The opposite of defeat. Whistle An official blows this small instrument to stop and start play. Its sound is high and shrill.
How this list was compiled: 205 sports words chosen and defined for this site, in eight themed lists (team sports; racket and target sports; water sports; winter sports; track and field; gym and indoor sports; wheels and outdoor sports; game day words) plus three cross-cutting lists: the 24 single-word favorites that open the page, 30 short words of 3 to 5 letters and the 42 long words of 9 to 12 letters. Each of the seven sport lists holds 24 words, so a 16-word puzzle changes from one press of New puzzle to the next. The six entries of 13 or 14 letters (Paddleboarding, Weightlifting, Skateboarding, Sportsmanship, Starting blocks, Inline skating) stay in their themed lists only, because 16 words that long do not always fit a 15 by 15 grid. 37 entries have a space or a hyphen (Field hockey, Tug of war, Lawn bowls, Jai alai, Water polo, Dragon boat, Figure skating, Speed skating, Short track, Ski jumping, Nordic combined, Ice dance, Shot put, Long jump, High jump, Pole vault, Triple jump, Hammer throw, Cross country, Race walking, Photo finish, Starting blocks, Mile run, Anchor leg, Table tennis, Jump rope, Balance beam, Pommel horse, Uneven bars, Parallel bars, Kung fu, Mountain biking, Roller skating, Show jumping, Roller derby, Inline skating, Cyclo-cross); the grid hides each as one run of letters and the list shows it as typed. Inside any one list no word contains another, forwards or backwards, which is why Table tennis sits in the gym list away from Tennis, Water polo sits apart from Polo, Field hockey apart from Hockey, and Baton stays out of the short-word list that holds Bat. No clue contains its own word, because the clue replaces the word in clue mode. The words are generic names of sports, events, equipment and roles: no league, team, club, tournament, player, product or brand name is included, and trademarked names for a sport or its equipment were left out in favor of the generic word (Table tennis, flying disc, Inline skating). Petanque is spelled without its accent because the grid holds the letters A to Z only. Figures that change with a rule book by season or level of play were left out; the figures kept are the ones the cited articles give as the standard form of each sport. Definitions are our own wording. On 2026-09-20 each of the seven sport lists was grown to 24 words (42 new entries, each checked that day against its own article), the clues that ran close to a cited article were rewritten, and four clues were corrected: Hockey and Tumbling lost figures that change by level or that the article gives two ways, High jump lost an athlete's name, and the word history in Stadium was put the right way round. Facts were first checked on 2026-09-18 against these English Wikipedia articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_football , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrosse , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kickball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodgeball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_hockey , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futsal , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounders , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_(sport) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tug_of_war , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttlecock , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_(sport) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickleball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racquetball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padel , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-pin_bowling , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darts , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_sports , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooker , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croquet , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocce , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowls , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoes_(game) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuffleboard , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_(sport) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_(sport) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing_(sport) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_(sport) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayaking , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoeing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_polo , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snorkeling , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_skiing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafting , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standup_paddleboarding , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakeboarding , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodyboarding , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_boat , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backstroke , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_stroke , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_swimming , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_racing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowboarding , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobsleigh , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luge , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_(sport) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biathlon , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_skating , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-track_speed_skating , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_jumping , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_combined , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledding , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toboggan , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowshoe , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slalom_skiing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_dance , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_(running) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relay_race , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_track , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurdling , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javelin_throw , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discus_throw , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_put , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_jump , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_jump , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_vault , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_jump , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_throw , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decathlon , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptathlon , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeplechase_(athletics) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_country_running , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_walking , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taekwondo , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerleading , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trampolining , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendo , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbling_(sport) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipping_rope , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_beam , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_sport , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_biking , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouldering , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrianism , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodeo , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orienteering , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motocross , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_skating , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressage , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_jumping , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triathlon , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kart_racing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMX , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMX_racing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiking , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coach_(sport) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(sports) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referee , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpire , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlete , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champion , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoreboard , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_jersey , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtime_(sports) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-time , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournament , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_league , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season_(sports) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascot , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_(sports) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offense_(sports) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsmanship , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-out_(sport) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substitute_(association_football) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_(sports) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_(person) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floorball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korfball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9tanque , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boules , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quoits , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_(cue_sports) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jai_alai , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrom , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullseye_(target) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiteboarding , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculling , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medley_swimming , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skimboarding , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angling , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandy , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringette , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broomball , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skijoring , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downhill_(ski_competition) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentathlon , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_finish , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starting_blocks , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile_run , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_leg , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vault_(gymnastics) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pommel_horse , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uneven_bars , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_(gymnastics) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_bars , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_martial_arts , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_derby , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline_skating , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclo-cross , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duathlon , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eventing , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragliding , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velodrome . Spellings follow those articles; the one-word American spellings Racquetball, Pickleball, Snorkeling, Waterskiing, Paddleboarding, Wakeboarding, Snowshoeing, Bobsled, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Cheerleading, Steeplechase, Sportsmanship, Scoreboard, Halftime, Timeout, Shuffleboard, Bocce, Padel, Futsal, Orienteering, Motocross, Karting, Dressage, Bodyboarding, Bouldering, Backstroke, Aikido, Snooker, Toboggan and Regatta were also confirmed as entries on https://en.wiktionary.org/ on 2026-09-18, and the Greek root of Athlete on https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/athlete . Licence: own work