The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TIBIA which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Leg bone crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TIBIA | 68 % | 5 |
| SHIN | 16 % | 4 |
| FEMUR | 10 % | 5 |
| FIBULA | 7 % | 6 |
Why may TIBIA be the right solution?
The tibia is the larger of the two bones in the lower leg, commonly known as the shinbone.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Leg bone
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- long bone
- anterior tibial artery
- innominate bone
- lateral compartment of leg
- tarsal bone
- calcaneum
- heelbone
- calf
- talus
- metatarsal
- elbow bone
- bone
Crossword Answer definitions
TIBIA noun- The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
- The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.
- A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
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 TIBIA
- Shinbone
- Femur neighbor
- Stress fracture bone, commonly
- Leg bone
- Big bone
- One of Joe Theismann's bones infamously broken by Lawrence Taylor on "Monday Night Football"
- Fibula's neighbor
- Knee-ankle connector
- Knee to ankle connector
- Captain Ahab has one
More clues leading to the result SHIN
- Leg part
- __ splints (jogger's woe)
- Climb, as a tree
- Knee-ankle connection
- Tibia locale
- Place for a guard
- Leg bone
- ___ splints
- It's guarded on a soccer pitch
- Tibia
More clues leading to the result FEMUR
- Thighbone
- Leg bone
- Pelvis-patella connector
- It's above the knee
- Pelvis-knee connector
- Big bone
- Walker's supporter
- Longest human bone
- Largest bone in the body
- It extends from the hip to the knee