Heavenly body
The crossword clue "Heavenly body" is answered by ORB, a 3-letter entry. Used 48 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 16 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 48 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 16 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.
- PLANET (3 uses in xd)
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
- Ball - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Celestial sphere - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- 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.
- Body art, for short - TAT, used 73 times
- Large body of water - SEA, used 59 times
- Body spray brand - AXE, used 55 times
- Body of water - SEA, used 48 times
- Bit of body art - TAT, used 39 times
- Body shop fig. - EST, used 39 times
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