The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LYRE , but the solution may also be GUITAR which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Instrument played with a plectrum crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LYRE | 50 % | 4 |
| MANDOLIN | 17 % | 8 |
| GUITAR | 17 % | 6 |
| ZITHER | 17 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Instrument played with a plectrum
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mandolin
- guitar
- asor
- fescue
- plucked
- autoharp
- cithara
- pluck
- quill
- lyre
- lute
- violin
Crossword Answer definitions
LYRE noun- An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
- A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
- A composer of lyric poetry.
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 LYRE
- Ancient stringed instrument
- U-shaped instrument
- Instrument for Orpheus
- Poem's accompaniment, in ancient Greece
- Greek harp
- Satyr's instrument
- Harp ancestor
- Ancient harp
- Ancient Greek harp
- Turtle shell instrument
More clues leading to the result MANDOLIN
- Instrument in "Friend of the Devil"
- Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" features one
- Guitar's little brother
- Lute's relative
- String instrument
- Lute spin-off
- Teardrop-shaped instrument
- Bluegrass staple
- It resembles a bouzouki
- Instrument
More clues leading to the result GUITAR
- Ax for Atkins
- Django Reinhardt's ax
- Esteban's instrument
- Picked-on item
- Segovia's instrument
- George Harrison's instrument
- Clapton's strings
- Instrument for The Romeros, a classical quartet
- Instrument played with a plectrum
- Rock instrument