Bones in a cage
The crossword clue "Bones in a cage" is answered by RIBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
RIBS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RIBS answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RIBS
Every other clue in this collection answered by RIBS, most used first.
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- Umbrella parts - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
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- Barbecue entree - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Kids - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Pokes fun at - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Joshes - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Makes fun of - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Barbecue servings - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
- Cookout fare - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Some are prime - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
- Steakhouse order - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Chest bones - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Umbrella spokes - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
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- Hip bones - ILIA, used 106 times
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- Ankle bones - TALI, used 22 times
- Dorsal bones. - ILIA, used 17 times
- Pelvis bones - ILIA, used 15 times
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