The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PLANET which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Big orbiter crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PLANET | 100 % | 6 |
Why may PLANET be the right solution?
"Big orbiter" refers to a celestial body that orbits a star, like the sun. Planets are large celestial bodies that orbit stars, making "PLANET" the correct answer.
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Crossword Answer definitions
PLANET noun- Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
- A body which orbits the Sun directly and is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (effectively meaning a spheroid) and to dominate its orbit; specifically, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Pluto was considered a planet until 2006 and has now been reclassified as a dwarf planet.)
- A large body which directly orbits any star (or star cluster) but which has not attained nuclear fusion.
- In phrases such as the planet, this planet, sometimes refers to the Earth.
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