Rugby play
The crossword clue "Rugby play" is answered by SCRUM, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCRUM
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCRUM answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SCRUMMAGE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SCRUM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCRUM, most used first.
- Rugby formation - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Rugby scuffle - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Play part - SCENE, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- Pays to play - ANTES, used 71 times
- Play place - STAGE, used 51 times
- Serious play - DRAMA, used 50 times
- Part of a play - SCENE, used 44 times
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