Hurling
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A traditional Irish field sport played between two teams of fifteen players using curved sticks to strike a small ball into the opposing goal.
“Hurling is considered one of the fastest field sports in the world and has been played in Ireland for centuries.”
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hurl·ing
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Ends in -ING, H starter followed by U, familiar 7-letter structure
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All common low-value tiles and the -ING suffix hooks reliably onto HURL as the base
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