The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SPACERACE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2019.
Sputnik started it crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPACERACE | 67 % | 9 |
| SPACEAGE | 17 % | 8 |
| SAGE | 17 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sputnik started it
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sage
- enter
- ballet
- mutiny
- war
- satellite
- orbit
- ussr
- launch
- launching
- apogee
- icbm
Crossword Answer definitions
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 SPACERACE
- Competition with rockets
- '60s competition
- Exploration competition started by Sputnik
- NASA's concern
- Sputnik started it
- Competition covering many miles
- Event started by 38-Across
- Contest with many missions
- Old U.S./Soviet rivalry
- It was launched with Sputnik
More clues leading to the result SPACEAGE
- Period that began with Sputnik I's launch
- From Sputnik I on
- Futuristic
- Period of Sputnik and Apollo 11
- Sputnik's legacy
- It began in 1957
- Period that started with Sputnik
- Era that began in 1957
- Era that began with Sputnik
- From October 1957 to now