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Bowling
An indoor target sport in which players roll a heavy ball down a wooden lane to knock over ten pins arranged in a triangle.
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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 7-letter Sports
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Cricket
A bat-and-ball team sport played on a circular field with a central pitch where bowlers deliver to batters defending wickets.
3
Croquet
A precision lawn sport in which players knock balls through wire wickets in a set order using a mallet.
4
Curling
A winter Olympic team sport in which players slide heavy granite stones down a sheet of ice toward a circular target.
5
Cycling
A multi-format sport raced on bicycles across road stages, track ovals, mountain trails, and BMX dirt courses.
6
Eskrima
A Filipino martial art and combat sport built around stick, blade, and improvised weapon techniques drilled at fighting speed.
7
Fencing
An Olympic combat sport in which competitors score by touching their opponent with a thin sword on valid target areas.
8
Formula 1
The premier class of single-seater open-wheel motor racing, contested by elite teams on grand prix circuits worldwide.
9
Hurling
An ancient Irish team stick sport in which players strike a small ball with a wooden hurley at high speed.
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IndyCar
The premier American open-wheel motor racing series, blending oval, road, and street courses in a single championship.
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Jai Alai
A high-velocity Basque ball game played in a three-walled court with a curved wicker basket strapped to the hand.
12
Kabaddi
A South Asian team sport in which a raider holds breath while tagging defenders and returns home to score points.
13
Karting
A motor racing discipline contested in small open-wheel karts on short purpose-built circuits, often a stepping stone to higher categories.
14
Lethwei
A Burmese bare-knuckle striking sport that permits headbutts alongside the punches, kicks, knees, and elbows of kickboxing.
15
Netball
A non-contact team sport derived from basketball played mostly by women in seven assigned court zones.
16
Parkour
An urban movement discipline turned competitive sport in which athletes run, jump, and vault through challenge obstacle courses.
17
Petanca
A boules sport in which players throw metal balls toward a small target ball called a jack from a fixed circle.
18
Sailing
A wind-powered water sport in which crews race specialised boats around a course defined by buoys.
19
Shot Put
A throwing Olympic field event in which athletes propel a heavy metal sphere from a small circle for maximum distance.
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Snooker
A precision cue sport played on a large green table with 22 balls, where players pot reds and colours in a strict sequence.
21
Surfing
A water sport in which athletes ride breaking ocean waves on a buoyant board, judged on style, power, and difficulty.
22
Vovinam
A Vietnamese martial art combining strikes, throws, scissor kicks, and weapon forms in a unified sporting curriculum.
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Zorbing
A recreational and competitive sport in which a participant rolls downhill or across water inside a large transparent inflatable sphere.
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Zui Quan
A Chinese martial art and wushu event styled on the off-balance gait of a drunken person, with judged performance routines.
About 7-letter sports
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