The banjo is a stringed instrument that has been around for centuries. It is typically associated with folk and country music, and is played by plucking or strumming the strings. The crossword solutions for the term BANJO include THRUM (5 letters), IST (3 letters), EARL (4 letters), STRUM (5 letters), FRET (4 letters), TWANG (5 letters), BELA (4 letters), KNEE (4 letters), and UKE (3 letters). These words all refer to different aspects of playing the banjo, such as the sound it makes when strummed (THRUM, STRUM, TWANG), the parts of the instrument (EARL, FRET, KNEE), and the style of playing (IST, BELA, UKE).