Sports that start with every letter, A to Z
Stuck on Q under Sport? Polarzinho, a professional couch athlete, wrote the A to Z cheat sheet, from the Olympics to the backyard.
By Polarzinho ·
I practice the hardest sport of all: sitting down and eating bamboo. Still, the Sport column in Stop gets me every time a letter like Q or Y comes up. So I wrote this cheat sheet of sports that start with every letter, A to Z.
For each letter, the sports everyone knows come first, followed by Olympic events, martial arts and backyard games, which are often unique answers.
How to use this list in Stop
Sport is one of the categories Polar Games’ online Stop already knows. On the room setup screen you pick a ready-made theme or build your own category list.
Stop! only draws letters that have known answers in the round’s categories, and a letter never repeats in the same match. Martial arts and water sports are often unique answers.
PolarzinhoTable tennis counts for T, ping pong counts for P. Same sport, two letters. I call that strategy.
Sports that start with A
- Archery
- Athletics
- Aikido
Sports that start with B
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Boxing
- Badminton
- Bowling
Sports that start with C
- Cycling
- Cricket
- Curling
- Canoeing
Sports that start with D
- Diving
- Darts
- Decathlon
Sports that start with E
- Equestrian
- Eventing (an equestrian event)
Sports that start with F
- Football
- Fencing
- Field hockey
Sports that start with G
- Golf
- Gymnastics
Sports that start with H
- Hockey
- Handball
- Hurling
Sports that start with I
- Ice hockey
- Ice skating
Sports that start with J
- Judo
- Jiu-jitsu
- Javelin
Sports that start with K
- Karate
- Kickboxing
- Kayaking
- Kitesurfing
Sports that start with L
- Lacrosse
Sports that start with M
- Marathon
- Motocross
- Mountain biking
Sports that start with N
- Netball
Sports that start with O
- Orienteering
Sports that start with P
- Polo
- Pickleball
- Ping pong
Sports that start with Q
- Quoits (a ring-throwing game)
Sports that start with R
- Rugby
- Rowing
- Racquetball
Sports that start with S
- Soccer
- Surfing
- Skiing
- Swimming
- Squash
Sports that start with T
- Tennis
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Triathlon
Sports that start with U
- Ultimate frisbee
Sports that start with V
- Volleyball
Sports that start with W
- Wrestling
- Water polo
- Windsurfing
- Weightlifting
Sports that start with Y
- Yachting
Do games count as sports? The classic scoring arguments
Do chess and pool count?
In most groups, yes: both have federations and championships. Some groups still reject them. Agree on it first.
Do backyard games count?
Tag and dodgeball split the table. If your group is strict, stick to competitive sports.
Frequently asked questions
What sport starts with Q?
Quoits, the ring-throwing game.
What sport starts with Y?
Yachting.
What sport starts with U?
Ultimate frisbee.
What sport starts with O?
Orienteering, the race with a map and compass.
Try it
Open Stop!, set up a room with a Sport category and invite your friends. If this woke up your inner athlete, the ping pong and 8-ball pool rules are on the blog too.