Ball
The crossword clue "Ball" is answered by ORB, a 3-letter entry. Used 52 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ORB
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ORB answer page.
Used 52 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for ORB
Every other clue in this collection answered by ORB, most used first.
- Sphere - used 498 times, most recently in 2026
- Globe - used 160 times, most recently in 2026
- Poetic sphere - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Celestial sphere - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Heavenly body - used 48 times, most recently in 2020
- Sun or moon - used 45 times, most recently in 2024
- Celestial body - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Scepter topper - used 32 times, most recently in 2021
- Spherical object - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Crystal ball, e.g. - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
- Planet - used 31 times, most recently in 2022
- Planet, poetically - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Eyeball - used 23 times, most recently in 2016
- Round figure - used 23 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.
- Drop the ball - ERR, used 143 times
- Ball holder - TEE, used 67 times
- Ball-bearing item - TEE, used 51 times
- Ball girl - DEB, used 50 times
- Golf ball position - LIE, used 41 times
- Golf ball holder - TEE, used 39 times
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