The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ASTEROID which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2009.
Minor planet crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASTEROID | 80 % | 8 |
| EROS | 20 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Minor planet
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- planetoid
- asteroid
- planetary object
- dwarf planet
- satellite planet
- small solar system body
- mean planet
- exoplanet
- near-earth object
- inner planet
- periodic comet
- quasi-planet
Crossword Answer definitions
ASTEROID noun- Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish
- A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star
- In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter
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 ASTEROID
- Ceres or Pallas
- Scientific object poorly understood until the early 20th century
- Orbiter between Mars and Jupiter
- Celestial body in a belt
- Kind of belt
- Vesta or Eros
- Body in a large belt
- Body in a belt
- Telescope sighting
- Ceres or Juno