The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPINE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Backbone crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPINE | 70 % | 5 |
| GRIT | 13 % | 4 |
| CHINE | 9 % | 5 |
| SPUNK | 4 % | 5 |
| METTLE | 1 % | 6 |
| SPINALCOLUMN | 1 % | 12 |
| METTLEORSTAMINA | 1 % | 15 |
| MAINSTAY | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backbone
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spine
- vertebral column
- spinal column
- guts
- grit
- sand
- lynchpin
- linchpin
- back
- gumption
- anchor
- mainstay
Crossword Answer definitions
SPINE noun- The series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from the head to the tail of an animal; backbone, vertebral column.
- Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
- A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
- The heartwood of trees.
- Courage or assertiveness.
- The stiffness of an arrow.
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 SPINE
- Backbone
- Book back
- Small piano
- What cowards lack
- Back line?
- Book part that displays a title
- Title holder
- Bookbinding piece
- Bookbinder's back
- Coward's lack
More clues leading to the result GRIT
- Backbone
- Sandpaper feature
- Stick-to-itiveness
- Can't eat just one
- Indomitable spirit
- The Duke's "True __"
- Nerve
- True determination
- Pluck
- Sandpaper coating
More clues leading to the result CHINE
- Crepe de ___
- Crepe de ___.
- Backbone of an animal.
- Animal's backbone.
- Cut of meat.
- Animal's spine
- Ridge.
- Backbone
- Ridge; crest
- Ridge or crest
More clues leading to the result SPUNK
- Gumption
- Intrepid spirit
- Mettle
- Moxie
- Precious mettle?
- Feistiness
- Intestinal fortitude
- Grit
- True grit
- Courage and fortitude
More clues leading to the result METTLE
- Fortitude
- Heart
- Inner fiber
- Spunk
- Fiber
- Courage to carry on
- Strength of spirit
- Pluck
- Moxie
- It's tested in battles