Crossword answer
RIB
3 letters · Used for 58 different clues · 186 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2026
Letter pattern
RIB
Clues that lead to RIB
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Tease3Wall Street JournalAug 10, 2026
Chest bone3Evening StandardAug 4, 2026
Bone in a cage that protects the heart and lungs3Daily ThemedJul 21, 2026
Vault part3Thomas JosephJul 16, 2026
Barbecue bone3LA TimesJul 5, 2026
Trunk part3New York TimesJul 2, 2026
Prime ___ (steak dish)3Crosswords With FriendsJun 19, 2026
Umbrella spoke3LA TimesMay 22, 2026
Heart protector?3Daily ThemedMay 21, 2026
Umbrella part3Thomas JosephMay 20, 2026
Umbrella piece3Wall Street JournalMay 19, 2026
Bone3Evening StandardApr 14, 2026
Bone that's part of a cage3Daily ThemedApr 5, 2026
Chest bone that's part of a "cage"3Daily ThemedMar 20, 2026
Part of a barbecue rack3New York TimesDec 15, 2025
___-eye steak3Daily ThemedDec 15, 2025
One in a cage3New York TimesNov 21, 2025
Short ___ (beef cut)3New York TimesOct 20, 2025
A terrible tease?3Evening StandardOct 9, 2025
___-tickling (funny)3Daily ThemedAug 30, 2025
Bone in the chest3Daily ThemedAug 20, 2025
Bone in a "cage"3Daily ThemedJun 13, 2025
Lung protecting bone3Daily ThemedMay 31, 2025
Juicy BBQ serving, perhaps3Daily ThemedMay 1, 2025
Poke fun at3NewsdayApr 6, 2025
Lung-protecting bone3Daily ThemedApr 2, 2025
Lightly roast3New York TimesMar 29, 2025
Thorax protector3Daily ThemedMar 8, 2025
Tease one in a cage?3Evening StandardFeb 26, 2025
Part of a barbecued "rack"3NewsdayFeb 24, 2025
Adam's spare one?3Evening StandardDec 17, 2024
Part of the heart's cage?3Daily ThemedDec 2, 2024
Bone that protects the heart and lungs3Daily ThemedNov 16, 2024
"Caged" bone that protects the lungs3Daily ThemedJun 14, 2024
Cage part or barbecue treat3Daily ThemedMay 31, 2024
Chest bone that rests in a cage3Daily ThemedApr 10, 2024
Bone that's caged?3Daily ThemedFeb 5, 2024
Had Adam a spare one?3Evening StandardJan 31, 2024
Bony chest cage3Daily ThemedJan 15, 2024
Messy BBQ serving, perhaps3Daily ThemedNov 21, 2023
___-tickler (funny joke)3Daily ThemedOct 9, 2023
"Spare" barbecued item3Daily ThemedSep 7, 2023
In such a cage, some birds would rise!3Evening StandardFeb 8, 2023
Chest cage3Daily ThemedJan 31, 2023
___-tickler (funny)3Daily ThemedJan 23, 2023
___ eye steak3Daily ThemedDec 4, 2022
___-tickling (very amusing)3Daily ThemedOct 30, 2022
___ cage (chest frame)3Daily ThemedOct 26, 2022
___ cage (chest bone)3Daily ThemedAug 21, 2022
Cage component3Daily ThemedJul 30, 2022
Component of a cage, naturally3Evening StandardMay 23, 2022
Lung protector3Daily ThemedFeb 19, 2022
Bone near the diaphragm3Daily ThemedSep 12, 2021
Umbrella or barbecue bit3Daily ThemedAug 20, 2021
___ cage3Daily ThemedJun 14, 2021
Part of the chest cage3Daily ThemedJun 1, 2021
Tease for being bony?3Evening StandardJun 18, 2020
Tease a bit horribly?3Evening StandardOct 21, 2019
About RIB in crosswords
RIB is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 186 times in our database across 58 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Tease” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 10, 2026.
Other 3-letter answers
Every appearance of RIB (186)
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Aug 10, 2026
Tease · Wall Street Journal · 35 Down
Aug 7, 2026
Tease · Evening Standard · 35 Down
Aug 4, 2026
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Jul 21, 2026
Bone in a cage that protects the heart and lungs · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Jul 16, 2026
Vault part · Thomas Joseph · 25 Across
Jul 16, 2026
Tease · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Jul 5, 2026
Barbecue bone · LA Times · Down
Jul 3, 2026
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Jul 2, 2026
Trunk part · New York Times · 55 Across
Jun 19, 2026
Prime ___ (steak dish) · Crosswords With Friends · 53
May 30, 2026
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 11 Down
May 22, 2026
Umbrella spoke · LA Times · Down
May 21, 2026
Heart protector? · Daily Themed · 44 Down
May 20, 2026
Umbrella part · Thomas Joseph · 40 Down
May 19, 2026
Umbrella piece · Wall Street Journal · 27 Across
Apr 14, 2026
Bone · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Apr 5, 2026
Bone that's part of a cage · Daily Themed · 31 Across
Mar 20, 2026
Chest bone that's part of a "cage" · Daily Themed · 31 Across
Mar 19, 2026
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Across
Mar 14, 2026
Bone · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Jan 29, 2026
Chest bone · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Across
Jan 7, 2026
Tease · The Independent · 21 Down
Dec 24, 2025
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Dec 15, 2025
___-eye steak · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Dec 15, 2025
Part of a barbecue rack · New York Times · 37 Down
Dec 6, 2025
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Nov 21, 2025
One in a cage · New York Times · 48 Across
Nov 19, 2025
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Down
Nov 16, 2025
Chest bone · Newsday · Across
Oct 20, 2025
Short ___ (beef cut) · New York Times · 65 Down
Oct 9, 2025
A terrible tease? · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Sep 28, 2025
Umbrella spoke · Newsday · Down
Sep 5, 2025
Bone · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Aug 30, 2025
___-tickling (funny) · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Aug 20, 2025
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Aug 20, 2025
Bone in the chest · Daily Themed · 30 Across
Aug 8, 2025
Tease · Newsday · Across
Jul 28, 2025
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jun 13, 2025
Bone in a "cage" · Daily Themed · 19 Down
May 31, 2025
Lung protecting bone · Daily Themed · 32 Down
May 27, 2025
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Across
May 22, 2025
Chest bone · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Down
May 19, 2025
Tease · New York Times · 64 Across
May 1, 2025
Juicy BBQ serving, perhaps · Daily Themed · 43 Across
Apr 26, 2025
Bone in a cage? · Daily Themed · 55 Across
Apr 6, 2025
Poke fun at · Newsday · Across
Apr 2, 2025
Lung-protecting bone · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Mar 29, 2025
Lightly roast · New York Times · 46 Across
Mar 27, 2025
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Down
Mar 8, 2025
Thorax protector · Daily Themed · 50 Down
Feb 26, 2025
Tease one in a cage? · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Feb 25, 2025
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Feb 24, 2025
Part of a barbecued "rack" · Newsday · Across
Feb 14, 2025
Chest bone · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down
Feb 9, 2025
___-eye steak · Daily Themed · 28 Down
Feb 3, 2025
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Across
Jan 15, 2025
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Jan 7, 2025
Tease · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Dec 17, 2024
Adam's spare one? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Dec 2, 2024
Part of the heart's cage? · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Nov 16, 2024
Bone that protects the heart and lungs · Daily Themed · 31 Down
Nov 15, 2024
Tease · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Nov 12, 2024
Bone in a cage · Daily Themed · 11 Across
Oct 31, 2024
Tease · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Oct 31, 2024
Chest bone · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Oct 14, 2024
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Oct 7, 2024
Tease · The Independent · 1 Across
Oct 6, 2024
Bone in a cage? · Daily Themed · 10 Across
Sep 26, 2024
Chest bone · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Sep 19, 2024
Chest bone · Daily Themed · 32 Across
Sep 13, 2024
Tease · The Independent · 19 Down
Sep 5, 2024
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Aug 12, 2024
Bone in the chest · Daily Themed · 50 Down
Aug 1, 2024
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jul 2, 2024
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jun 14, 2024
"Caged" bone that protects the lungs · Daily Themed · 4 Across
May 31, 2024
Tease · Evening Standard · 19 Down
May 31, 2024
Cage part or barbecue treat · Daily Themed · 29 Down
Apr 10, 2024
Chest bone that rests in a cage · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Mar 11, 2024
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Feb 23, 2024
Tease · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Feb 5, 2024
Bone that's caged? · Daily Themed · 52 Down
Jan 31, 2024
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Down
Jan 31, 2024
Had Adam a spare one? · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jan 16, 2024
Tease · The Independent · 18 Across
Jan 15, 2024
Bony chest cage · Daily Themed · 18 Across
Jan 9, 2024
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Dec 25, 2023
Chest bone · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Nov 27, 2023
Tease · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Nov 21, 2023
Messy BBQ serving, perhaps · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Oct 9, 2023
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Oct 9, 2023
___-tickler (funny joke) · Daily Themed · 62 Across
Sep 18, 2023
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 33 Across
Sep 8, 2023
Bone · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Sep 7, 2023
"Spare" barbecued item · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Jul 30, 2023
Chest bone · Daily Themed · 17 Across
Jun 9, 2023
Chest bone · Eugene Sheffer · 29 Down
May 31, 2023
Tease · Evening Standard · 11 Down
May 12, 2023
Bone · Evening Standard · 14 Across
May 2, 2023
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 52 Across
Apr 18, 2023
___-tickler (funny joke) · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Mar 18, 2023
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across
Mar 17, 2023
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Mar 14, 2023
Chest bone that's part of a cage · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Feb 27, 2023
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Feb 8, 2023
In such a cage, some birds would rise! · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 31, 2023
Chest cage · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Jan 23, 2023
Bone · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Jan 23, 2023
___-tickler (funny) · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Jan 16, 2023
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jan 10, 2023
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down
Dec 4, 2022
___ eye steak · Daily Themed · 32 Down
Nov 19, 2022
___-eye steak · Daily Themed · 24 Across
Oct 30, 2022
___-tickling (very amusing) · Daily Themed · 42 Across
Oct 26, 2022
___ cage (chest frame) · Daily Themed · 7 Across
Oct 3, 2022
___ eye steak · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Sep 29, 2022
___ eye steak · Daily Themed · 2 Down
Aug 21, 2022
___ cage (chest bone) · Daily Themed · 28 Down
Aug 2, 2022
Bone in a cage · Daily Themed · 21 Across
Jul 30, 2022
Cage component · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Jul 28, 2022
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jul 2, 2022
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Jun 1, 2022
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Across
May 31, 2022
___-tickler (funny joke) · Daily Themed · 42 Down
May 27, 2022
Bone in a "cage" · Daily Themed · 17 Down
May 23, 2022
Component of a cage, naturally · Evening Standard · 35 Across
May 23, 2022
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 35 Across
May 16, 2022
Chest bone · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Apr 28, 2022
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Apr 24, 2022
___-tickler (funny joke) · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Mar 30, 2022
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Down
Feb 19, 2022
Lung protector · Daily Themed · 19 Down
Feb 7, 2022
Bone in a cage? · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Feb 3, 2022
___-tickler (funny joke) · Daily Themed · 29 Down
Jan 22, 2022
___-tickling (funny) · Daily Themed · 34 Down
Dec 28, 2021
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Across
Dec 14, 2021
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Sep 24, 2021
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Sep 23, 2021
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down
Sep 12, 2021
Bone near the diaphragm · Daily Themed · 20 Across
Sep 1, 2021
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down
Aug 30, 2021
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Aug 20, 2021
Umbrella or barbecue bit · Daily Themed · 46 Across
Aug 4, 2021
Bone in a cage? · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Jul 5, 2021
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Jun 26, 2021
Chest bone? · Daily Themed · 22 Down
Jun 14, 2021
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Down
Jun 14, 2021
___ cage · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Jun 7, 2021
Tease · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Jun 1, 2021
Part of the chest cage · Daily Themed · 3 Down
May 11, 2021
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Down
Apr 8, 2021
Tease · Evening Standard · 35 Down
Mar 25, 2021
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jan 18, 2021
Bone · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Dec 14, 2020
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Down
Sep 28, 2020
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Down
Sep 1, 2020
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Aug 31, 2020
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Aug 26, 2020
Bone · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Jul 23, 2020
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
Jul 16, 2020
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jun 18, 2020
Tease for being bony? · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jun 15, 2020
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 11 Across
May 11, 2020
Tease · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Down
Apr 2, 2020
A terrible tease? · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jan 15, 2020
Bone · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Dec 2, 2019
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Oct 31, 2019
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Oct 21, 2019
Tease a bit horribly? · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Oct 2, 2019
Had Adam a spare one? · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Sep 18, 2019
Tease · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Sep 6, 2019
Tease · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Jul 2, 2019
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 15 Across
May 15, 2019
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Feb 14, 2019
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Nov 26, 2018
Tease one in a cage? · Evening Standard · 9 Down
Sep 27, 2018
Tease · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Sep 24, 2018
Tease · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Sep 20, 2018
Adam's spare one? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Sep 7, 2018
Tease · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jul 11, 2018
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Jun 4, 2018
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Apr 30, 2018
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Apr 18, 2018
Tease · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Apr 9, 2018
Chest bone · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jan 26, 2018
Tease · Evening Standard · 27 Across