The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word JAW , but the solution may also be OCCIPITAL which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in Washington Post).
Head bone crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| JAW | 33 % | 3 |
| HYOID | 33 % | 5 |
| OCCIPITAL | 33 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Head bone
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- skull
- cranium
- occipital
- hyoid
- jaw
- capitate
- acetabulum
- pachycephalosaur
- pachycephalosaurus
- capitulum
- heads
- joint
Crossword Answer definitions
JAW noun- One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
- The part of the face below the mouth.
- Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially plural, the mouth or way of entrance.
- A notch or opening.
- A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place.
- One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.
- The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
- Impudent or abusive talk.
- Axle guard.
- The curved part of the cushion marking the entry to the pocket.
- To assail or abuse by scolding.
- To scold; to clamor.
- To talk; to converse.
- (of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
- (used in certain set phrases like jaw harp, jaw harpist and jaw's-trump)
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 JAW
- Chitchat
- Gab
- Mandible
- Wall of the mouth
- Breaker of a sort
- Haymaker target
- Jabber
- Leno's protuberance
- Moose __, Sask.
- Vise part
More clues leading to the result HYOID
- Tongue bone
- Head bone
- Bone at base of the tongue
- ___ bone (U-shaped bone above the larynx)
- Bone at the base of the tongue