Joint above a shin

The answer

KNEE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KNEE answer page.

Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2019. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for KNEE

Every other clue in this collection answered by KNEE, most used first.

• Leg joint - used 250 times, most recently in 2026
• Patella's place - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
• Joint. - used 84 times, most recently in 1997
• Joint with a cap - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Pants part - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of the leg - used 38 times, most recently in 2023
• Patella site - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• "Trick" joint - used 35 times, most recently in 2022
• Elbow counterpart - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Boyz II Men's "On Bended ___" - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a pad - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• Baby bouncer - used 22 times, most recently in 2015
• ___-jerk reaction - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Cap site - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Dandling site - used 20 times, most recently in 2015
• Joint above the shin - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Leg bend - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Low joint - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Proposer's prop - used 20 times, most recently in 2016
• Support for a proposal? - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Dummy's perch - used 18 times, most recently in 2019
• Genu - used 18 times, most recently in 1993
• On bended ___ - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Midleg joint - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Patella location - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• "With a banjo on my ___" - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Kind of jerk - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Leg part - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• ___-jerk response - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Mini revelation? - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Capped joint - used 12 times, most recently in 2012
• ___-slapper (funny joke) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a pants patch - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Body part with a cap - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "Bury My Heart at Wounded ___" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Dandling spot - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Patella place - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Proposer's support - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Replaceable joint - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Seat for a tot - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• It might be skinned in the fall - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Patella's joint - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Shin neighbor - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Toddler's perch - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Where the patella is. - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Banjo site, in song - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Deep ___ bend - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Housemaid's ___. - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Patella's location - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Place for a brace - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Prayer joint? - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Reflex testing site - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• ACL's joint - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Arm: elbow :: leg: ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Banjo site - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Bendable joint - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Bendable leg part - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Dandling locale - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Dandling place - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Joint above the ankle - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Leg's midpoint - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Reflex-test target - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Arthroscopy site - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Cypress feature - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Elbow's counterpart - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Genuflection joint - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• ___-high to a grasshopper - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Oft-injured joint - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Pad site - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Patch place - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Patella locale - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a patch - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Reflex hammer target - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Spoon-playing site - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• "Trick" body part - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Above - OVER, used 174 times
• ___ of the above - NONE, used 110 times
• Voice above tenor - ALTO, used 77 times
• Above - ATOP, used 76 times
• Rank above viscount - EARL, used 51 times
• Seedy joint - DIVE, used 24 times

Search the clue collection

Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.