Flap of tissue at the back of the throat (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Flap of tissue at the back of the throat (5) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on October 14, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is UVULA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UVULA Flap of tissue at the back of the throat (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Oct 14, 2026
6% STREP Throat ailment (5) Newsday Oct 13, 2026
6% PLY Tissue thickness (3)
6% AHEM *clears throat* (4) USA Today Oct 7, 2026
6% AILERON Aeroplane's wing flap (7) The Times Concise Sep 29, 2026
6% FROG Throat annoyance (4) Universal Sep 14, 2026
6% GRAFT Transplanted tissue (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 8, 2026
6% SINEW Connective tissue (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2026
6% DEERSTALKER Hat with flaps (11) (11) Puzzler Sep 2, 2026
6% CARTILAGE Joint tissue (9) LA Times Daily Aug 1, 2026

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