Reach for the stars
The crossword clue "Reach for the stars" is answered by ASPIRE, a 6-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ASPIRE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASPIRE answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ASPIRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ASPIRE, most used first.
- Have high hopes - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Have ambitions - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Aim high - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Have hopes - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Be ambitious - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Strive - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
- Have dreams - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Have lofty goals - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Shoot for, with "to" - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Aim - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Dream big - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Hope (to) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Set a lofty goal - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
- Set lofty goals - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Seek ambitiously - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
- Yearn - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Dream - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Have high ambitions - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Have a dream - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Shoot for the moon - 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.
- Take for granted - ASSUME, used 100 times
- In the thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
- Reach - ATTAIN, used 87 times
- Fit for farming - ARABLE, used 76 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- On the beach - ASHORE, used 74 times
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