The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word UMBO which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1964.
Part of a shield crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UMBO | 50 % | 4 |
| ORLE | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Part of a shield
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- helmet
- clypeus
- scutellum
- shields
- visor
- base
- canton
- labrador
- cephalon
- embossed
- sternite
- aegis
Crossword Answer definitions
UMBO noun- A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane. For example the umbo in the integument of the larvæ of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear.
- One of the lateral prominences just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
- A bump or protrusion on the top of the cap.
- The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.
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 UMBO
- Shield's center
- Knob at the center of a shield.
- The boss of a shield.
- Boss of a shield.
- Boss or knob.
- Knob in the center of a shield.
- Part of a shield.
- Knob on a shield.
- Boss on a shield.
- Shield feature.