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Boxing
A combat sport between two fighters who wear gloves and exchange punches in a roped ring over timed rounds.
Looking for 6-letter sports? Here are 12 sports that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
List of 6-letter Sports
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Diving
An aquatic Olympic sport in which competitors perform acrobatic dives from springboards and platforms judged on execution.
3
Karate
A Japanese striking martial art emphasising punches, kicks, and open-hand techniques delivered with control.
4
MotoGP
The top class of motorcycle road racing, contested by purpose-built prototype bikes on grand prix circuits worldwide.
5
NASCAR
An American stock-car racing series in which drivers race heavily modified sedans on oval tracks at high speed.
6
Pelota
A Basque ball-court family of sports played against a high stone wall with the bare hand, paddle, or a wicker scoop.
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Quoits
A traditional throwing sport in which players toss metal or rope rings at a fixed pin or peg from a set distance.
8
Rowing
A power endurance water sport in which crews propel a long narrow shell with oars across a measured course.
9
Squash
A racquet sport played in an enclosed four-walled court where players alternate hitting a small rubber ball against a front wall.
10
Tai Chi
A Chinese internal martial art practised as slow-flowing solo forms and as a competitive push-hands grappling sport.
11
Tennis
A racquet sport played on a rectangular court where opponents hit a felt ball over a net using strung racquets.
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Volata
A historical Italian team sport blending elements of handball and field hockey on a rectangular pitch with central goals.
About 6-letter sports
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