Backbone Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Backbone last seen in LA Times Daily puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAINSTAY.

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9 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
MAINSTAY Backbone (8) LA Times Daily Jul 23, 2025
METTLE Backbone (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Jul 5, 2025
SPINE Backbone (5) Newsday Jul 2, 2025
GRIT Backbone (4) The Telegraph Quick Feb 28, 2024
SPUNK Backbone (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2021
CHARACTER Backbone (9) The Sun Two Speed Jun 29, 2019
SPINALCOLUMN Backbone (12) The Guardian Speedy Oct 14, 2017
METTLEORSTAMINA Backbone (15)
CHINE Backbone (5)

31 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
35% SPINAL Of the backbone (6) Newsday Jun 9, 2024
35% SPINES Backbones (6) Thomas Joseph Mar 25, 2024
35% SPINALCOLUMNS Backbones (13) Thomas Joseph Mar 6, 2020
35% SPINATE With a backbone (7)
35% CHINES Backbones (6)
32% KEEL Ship's backbone (4) USA Today Jun 19, 2025
32% PLOT Story backbone (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 18, 2025
30% SACRA Backbone parts (5) LA Times Mini Feb 24, 2025
30% SPINELESS Without a backbone (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2024
30% KEELS Boat backbones (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 19, 2024

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