Prickly spine (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Prickly spine (5) featured in Puzzler puzzle on January 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 THORN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THORN Prickly spine (5) (5) Puzzler Jan 14, 2026
9% EERIE Spine-tingling (5) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
8% CACTI Prickly plants (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
8% HORNYTOAD Lizard with defensive spines (9) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
8% PERCH Spined freshwater fish (5) The Times Concise Dec 24, 2025
8% BRIAR Prickly shrub (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 11, 2025
8% PELVIS Structure at the base of the spine (6) The Times Concise Dec 6, 2025
8% CACTUS Prickly desert plant (6)
8% ACANTHUS Prickly plant (8) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 23, 2025
8% BUR Prickly seedcase (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025

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