The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NOVA which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Bright star crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOVA | 81 % | 4 |
| VEGA | 5 % | 4 |
| SIRIUS | 3 % | 6 |
| ALTAIR | 3 % | 6 |
| BETA | 2 % | 4 |
| SUN | 2 % | 3 |
| SPICA | 2 % | 5 |
| POLARIS | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bright star
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sun
- satellite
- planet
- light
- inferior
- superior
- star
- stationary
- minimum
- station
- immersion
- egress
Crossword Answer definitions
NOVA noun- Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NOVA
- PBS series
- Bagel stuffer
- PBS science series
- Temporary superstar
- Astral flareup
- Bright star
- New star on the horizon?
- Popular smoked fish
- Variable star
- ___ Scotia
More clues leading to the result VEGA
- Chevy car
- Old Chevy
- Brightest star in the constellation Lyra
- Bright star in Lyra
- Lyra's alpha star
- Vince ___ (John Travolta's "Pulp Fiction" role)
- Star in Lyra
- Suzanne of pop
- 1970s Chevy
- Old Chevy subcompact
More clues leading to the result SIRIUS
- The Dog Star
- Big name in satellite radio
- Part of Canis Major
- Satellite radio that features Howard Stern
- Satellite radio giant
- Harry Potter's godfather __ Black
- Brightest star in the sky
- Dog Star
- XM Radio alternative
- Star in Canis Major
More clues leading to the result ALTAIR
- Star in Aquila
- Bright star in Aquila
- Star in the Summer Triangle
- Brightest star in Aquila
- Brightest star in the constellation Aquila
- Bright star
- Star of the first magnitude
- Aquila's bright star
- Summer Triangle star
- Bright Northern star
More clues leading to the result BETA
- __-carotene
- Alpha successor
- Portfolio measure
- Pre-release version
- Second in a series
- Kind of test
- Test release
- Stage for working the kinks out
- Alpha follower
- Key letter
More clues leading to the result SUN
- "House of the Rising __"
- Baltimore newspaper
- Baltimore paper
- Fireball in the sky
- Connecticut's WNBA team
- SAD preventer
- British tabloid, with "The"
- Bask in the __
- Heliotrope's need
- Heat that's high and outside
More clues leading to the result SPICA
- Bright star in Virgo
- Virgo's brightest star
- Brightest star in Virgo
- Star in Virgo
- Star in Virgo.
- First magnitude star in Virgo.
- Large star in Virgo.
- Bright star in Virgo.
- Bright star.
- Type of bandage