The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word VIOL , but the solution may also be CELLO which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in USA Today).
Bowed instrument crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VIOL | 56 % | 4 |
| CELLO | 33 % | 5 |
| VIOLA | 11 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bowed instrument
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- viol
- viola
- cello
- violin
- fiddle
- string
- fiddling
- pizzicato
- spiccato
- stringing
- strings
- down-bow
Crossword Answer definitions
VIOL noun- A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold.
- To play the viol.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result VIOL
- Baroque instrument
- Bass __ (old instrument)
- Cello's ancestor
- Bad-sounding instrument?
- Its player takes a bow
- Fretted instrument
- Old fiddle
- Cello's cousin
- String instrument
- Old stringed instrument
More clues leading to the result CELLO
- Chamber-music instrument
- Clear wrap, for short
- Yo-Yo Ma's instrument
- Violin's big brother
- Big fiddle
- Bull fiddle's little brother
- String-quartet member
- Stringed instrument in "Eleanor Rigby"
- Arturo Toscanini's instrument
- String instrument tuned in perfect fifths