The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SOIL , but the solution may also be DIRT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Earth crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SOIL | 28 % | 4 |
| TERRA | 16 % | 5 |
| DIRT | 13 % | 4 |
| SOD | 9 % | 3 |
| PLANET | 5 % | 6 |
| MARL | 5 % | 4 |
| CLOD | 5 % | 4 |
| CLAY | 5 % | 4 |
| WORLD | 2 % | 5 |
| CHANGEOFHEART | 2 % | 13 |
| LOAM | 2 % | 4 |
| DUST | 1 % | 4 |
| LAND | 1 % | 4 |
| HEARTBROKEN | 1 % | 11 |
| STAR | 1 % | 4 |
| GLOBE | 1 % | 5 |
| TERRAFIRMA | 1 % | 10 |
| LUNA | 1 % | 4 |
| ORB | 1 % | 3 |
Why may TERRA be the right solution?
"TERRA" is a Latin word meaning "earth" or "land". It is commonly used in scientific and literary contexts, and is a valid crossword answer for the clue "Earth".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Earth
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ground
- terra firma
- land
- dry land
- globe
- world
- earthly concern
- solid ground
- worldly concern
- earthling
- sun
- orb
Crossword Answer definitions
SOIL noun- A mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
- The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
- The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.
- Country or territory.
- That which soils or pollutes; a stain.
- A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.
- Dung; compost; manure.
- Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes.
- A bag containing soiled items.
- To make dirty.
- To become dirty or soiled.
- To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
- To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.
- To make invalid, to ruin.
- To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.
- A wet or marshy place in which a boar or other such game seeks refuge when hunted.
- To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an enclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food.
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 SOIL
- Make dirty
- Earth
- Planting medium
- Potting need
- Erosion loss
- Pollute
- Get dirty
- Dirty
- Gardener's medium
- Planter's medium
More clues leading to the result TERRA
- "Earth," literally
- Earth, literally
- __ firma
- Cotta lead-in
- Earth
- Earth, in sci-fi
- ___ cotta
- ___ firma
- ____ cotta
- Latin land
More clues leading to the result DIRT
- Garden soil
- Something to dish
- Earth
- Gossip
- Gossip's gab
- Foe of Ajax
- Gossip-column fodder
- Kind of farmer
- Malicious gossip
- Tabloid talk
More clues leading to the result SOD
- "Old" country
- Instant lawn
- Lay down the lawn
- Turf
- Greenskeeper's supply
- Instant grass
- Pre-planted grass
- Put down carpet grass, perhaps
- Grass holder
- Grass section
More clues leading to the result PLANET
- Saturn, but not Taurus
- Mars, e.g.
- Clark Kent's newspaper
- Space revolver
- Star circler
- Rock around a star
- Sun looper
- Krypton or Ork
- Jupiter, but not Zeus
- "The Daily ___" (Lois Lane's employer)
More clues leading to the result MARL
- Earthy mixture
- Earthy soil fertilizer
- Earthy deposit
- Loamy fertilizer
- City in the Ruhr Valley
- Clay-laced fertilizer
- Dolomite deposit
- Fertilizer for lime-deficient soil
- Calcium-rich soil
- Earthy deposit of clay and calcium carbonate
More clues leading to the result CLOD
More clues leading to the result CLAY
- Mr. Bill's matrix
- Sculptor's purchase
- Potter's material
- Loser to Polk
- Potter's supply
- 97 Across, formerly
- Art supply thrown on a wheel
- Medium for some animators
- Roof tile material
- Like some pigeons?
More clues leading to the result WORLD
- Paper in which the first crossword appeared
- Macrocosm
- Globe depiction
- See 17-Across
- Eschatology studies its end
- Pulitzer's paper
- Tulsa newspaper
- Indefinite multitude
- Planet
- With 65 Across, title shared by each member of our country club
More clues leading to the result CHANGEOFHEART
- Reaction to a persuasive argument, perhaps
- Attitude reversal
- EARTH?
- 79-Across?
- Decision alteration
- Second thoughts
- Reversal in attitude.
- EARTH
- Cardiologist's drastic remedy?
- Decision reversal ... or, literally, what can be found inside 17-, 22-, 49- and 58-Across
More clues leading to the result LOAM
- Good earth
- Rich soil
- Dark, rich soil
- Sandy substance
- Clay-like soil
- Nursery supply
- Good garden soil
- Gardener's medium
- Rich earth
- Topsoil choice
More clues leading to the result DUST
- Follows gold and star
- Gold and star trailer
- Angel ___
- Bookshelf collection?
- Do a chore
- Housekeeper's collection
- Drought symptom
- Mop target
- Wipe off
- Do some housecleaning
More clues leading to the result LAND
- Catch
- Touch down
- Secure, as a contract
- __ O' Lakes butter
- Come down
- Instant photography pioneer
- Property
- Reach the runway
- Nail, as a client
- Reel in
More clues leading to the result HEARTBROKEN
- Like one just jilted
- EARTH
- Very disappointed
- Inconsolable.
- Akin to Ruth "amid the alien corn."
- Emotionally shattered
- ... the fraternity guy who wants to be a cardiologist
- Despondent ... as progressively suggested by 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across?
More clues leading to the result STAR
- Film VIP
- Antares or Deneb
- Capital 8
- Capital 8?
- Dressing-room door ornament
- Featured lead
- Have top billing
- Headliner
- Leading player
- Play the lead
More clues leading to the result GLOBE
- Geography-class fixture
- Shakespeare's theatre
- Map of the world, perhaps
- Boston newspaper, with "The"
- Mostly blue ball?
- Reference that spins
- Sphere in a library
- Orrery component
- Geography class prop
- It's a small world
More clues leading to the result TERRAFIRMA
More clues leading to the result LUNA
- Type of moth
- Moon goddess
- Kind of moth
- Goddess of the moon
- Large green moth
- Moon deity
- Selene's counterpart
- Terra's companion
- ___ Bar (nutrition bar for women)
- Moon over Tuscany