The ____ bone supports the tongue, and is the only human bone not connected directly to another bone Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HYOID The ____ bone supports the tongue, and is the only human bone not connected directly to another bone (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 15, 2023
8% RIB Bone (3) Puzzler Backwords Aug 29, 2025
7% HUMERUS Arm bone (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 21, 2025
7% SACRA Back bones (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
7% KNIT Mend, as bones (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
7% TIBIA Leg bone (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
7% BEEF Bone to pick (4) Universal Oct 10, 2025
7% ILIA Haunch bones (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
7% SPLINT Broken bone support (6) The Times Concise Sep 30, 2025
7% ULNAR Of a forearm bone (5) Newsday Sep 28, 2025

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