The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word METEOR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Shooting star crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| METEOR | 78 % | 6 |
| AIRACE | 8 % | 6 |
| LEONID | 4 % | 6 |
| ACE | 2 % | 3 |
| ANNIEOAKLEY | 2 % | 11 |
| PLANE | 2 % | 5 |
| GUNSLINGER | 2 % | 10 |
| WAYNE | 2 % | 5 |
Why may METEOR be the right solution?
"Meteor" is the right answer because a shooting star is another term for a meteor, which is a bright streak of light that occurs when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shooting star
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- meteor
- shootingstar
- falling star
- shooter
- meteor shower
- star
- fireball
- radiant
- lyrid
- starfall
- meteoroid
- star trail
Crossword Answer definitions
METEOR noun- A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere: A shooting star or falling star.
- Any atmospheric phenomenon. (Thus the derivation of meteorology.) These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars).
- A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
- A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
- Any short-lived source of wonderment.
- To move at great speed.
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 METEOR
- Falling star
- Heavenly sight
- Shooting star
- One in a shower
- Luminous trail in the sky
- Crater maker
- Falling rock, of sorts
- Celestial streaker
- Hunk in a shower?
- Fiery streak in the sky
More clues leading to the result AIRACE
- Hotshot pilot
- Star in the sky
- Sharpshooting pilot
- Shooting star?
- Eddie Rickenbacker was one
- Top gun
- Snoopy's flying persona, e.g.
- Flying star
- Acclaimed war pilot
- The Red Baron, for one
More clues leading to the result LEONID
- Mr. Brezhnev
- Yuri succeeded him
- Former Soviet leader Brezhnev
- U.S.S.R.'s Brezhnev
- Comrade Brezhnev
- Autumnal meteor
- Russia's Brezhnev
- Mid-November meteor
- November streaker
- Brezhnev or Andreyev
More clues leading to the result ACE
- Breeze through
- Bullpen standout
- Club member?
- Duffer's dream
- Expert
- First-class marksman
- Great service
- It can't be returned
- Lendl's lulu
- Super serve
More clues leading to the result ANNIEOAKLEY
- Subject of the Edison Kinetoscope film "The Little Sure Shot"
- Better-known name of Phoebe Moses
- Free ticket
- Wild West show markswoman
- Free pass
- Buffalo Bill colleague
- Memorable sharpshooter
- Pass.
- "Wild West Show" star
- Star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
More clues leading to the result PLANE
- Smooth out
- Vapor-trail producer
- Flat surface
- Carpenter's tool
- Cessna, e.g.
- Evening aid
- Kayak.com conveyance, ironically
- Two-dimensional surface
- Smoothing tool
- Tarmac taxier