The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TIMID which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2008.
Lacking backbone crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TIMID | 60 % | 5 |
| SUPINE | 20 % | 6 |
| COWARDLY | 20 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lacking backbone
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- invertebrate
- cowardly
- timid
- spineless
- weak
- base
- rump
- bak
- nack
- pillar
- back
- heart
Crossword Answer definitions
TIMID adjective- Lacking in courage or confidence.
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 TIMID
- Edgy
- Apprehensive
- Fainthearted
- Intrepid's antithesis
- Chicken
- Diffident
- Mousy
- Hardly heroic
- Easily alarmed
- Unassertive
More clues leading to the result SUPINE
- Lying face up
- Lying back-down
- In the backstroke position
- Flat on one's back
- Face upward
- Belly up
- Laid out
- Lying on one's back
- Facing upward
- Face-up