Bubble shape

The answer

SPHERE

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPHERE answer page.

Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 2 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.

• ORB (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SPHERE

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

• Globe - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Orb - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Area of influence - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Ball - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Realm - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Domain - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Globe's shape - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Area - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Bubble, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Shape of a globe - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Bailiwick - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Field - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Round figure - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Round shape - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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.

• Corkscrew shape - SPIRAL, used 23 times
• Bent out of shape - WARPED, used 17 times
• Shape up - SNAPTO, used 17 times
• Pasta shape - BOWTIE, used 12 times
• Helix shape - SPIRAL, used 11 times
• Get in shape - TONEUP, used 10 times

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