Cage component
The crossword clue "Cage component" is answered by RIB, a 3-letter entry. Used 30 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RIB
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RIB answer page.
Used 30 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- IRONBAR (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for RIB
Every other clue in this collection answered by RIB, most used first.
- Umbrella part - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
- Chest bone - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Bone in a cage - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Curved bone - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Vault part - used 33 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.
- Pewter component - TIN, used 95 times
- "La Cage ___ Folles" - AUX, used 35 times
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