The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CUTICLE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2005.
Skin at the base of a fingernail crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CUTICLE | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Skin at the base of a fingernail
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cuticle
- hangnail
- agnail
- matrix
- lunule
- lunula
- perionychium
- half-moon
- butterfish
- nail
- nails
- keratin
Crossword Answer definitions
CUTICLE noun- The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
- The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- Dead or cornified epidermis.
- A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
- A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
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