Sphere start

The answer

ATMO

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

Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 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.

• HEMI (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ATMO

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

• Prefix with sphere - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Vapor: Prefix - used 34 times, most recently in 2013
• Sphere starter - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Air: Prefix - used 23 times, most recently in 2015
• Vapor: Comb. form - used 21 times, most recently in 1996
• Air: Comb. form - used 16 times, most recently in 2010
• Prefix meaning "air" - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix for sphere - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Sphere opening - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Sphere lead-in - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Start for sphere - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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.

• From the start - ANEW, used 96 times
• Dynamic start - AERO, used 94 times
• Flying start? - AERO, used 89 times
• Start over - REDO, used 68 times
• Prefix with sphere - HEMI, used 66 times
• Start of a play - ACTI, used 63 times

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