The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CELEB which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Star crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CELEB | 31 % | 5 |
| SUN | 9 % | 3 |
| ASTERISK | 6 % | 8 |
| HEADLINER | 6 % | 9 |
| HERO | 4 % | 4 |
| MOVIERATERSUNIT | 2 % | 15 |
| TEXASFLAGSYMBOL | 2 % | 15 |
| LEADACTOR | 2 % | 9 |
| TABLOIDMAGAZINE | 2 % | 15 |
| LUMINARY | 2 % | 8 |
| LEAD | 2 % | 4 |
| HEAVENLYBODY | 1 % | 12 |
| TWINKLER | 1 % | 8 |
| NOVA | 1 % | 4 |
| BIGTIMER | 1 % | 8 |
| ACTOR | 1 % | 5 |
| TOPBILLING | 1 % | 10 |
| TOPPERFORMER | 1 % | 12 |
| LEADINGLADY | 1 % | 11 |
| EXCEL | 1 % | 5 |
| MATINEEIDOL | 1 % | 11 |
| DENEB | 1 % | 5 |
| ADIB | 1 % | 4 |
| ONEFILLINGSEATS | 1 % | 15 |
| MARQUEE | 1 % | 7 |
| ETOILE | 1 % | 6 |
| SUPERBPERFORMER | 1 % | 15 |
| ENTERTAINER | 1 % | 11 |
| ANTARES | 1 % | 7 |
| HEADLINE | 1 % | 8 |
| HEROINE | 1 % | 7 |
| CELEBRITY | 1 % | 9 |
| TAKETHELEAD | 1 % | 11 |
| NOTABLE | 1 % | 7 |
| PENTACLE | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Star
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stellar
- sensation
- genius
- asterisk
- headliner
- hotshot
- virtuoso
- lead
- leading
- major
- principal
- wiz
Crossword Answer definitions
CELEB noun- A celebrity; a famous person.
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 CELEB
- Big name, briefly
- Big name in TV
- US Weekly subject
- Famous person, for short
- Luminary
- Star
- Star, for short
- People person?
- Perez Hilton fodder
- SNL host, typically
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 ASTERISK
- Star of M*A*S*H?
- Star-shaped symbol
- Star of "M*A*S*H"?
- Keypad star
- Star of "M*A*S*H"
- Footnote indicator, often
- *
- Star
- [See below]
- Indication to look down
More clues leading to the result HEADLINER
- Star
- Marquee topper
- Biggest name on the marquee
- Star with top billing.
- Star performer.
- Stage luminary.
- Star.
- Name on the marquee.
- Show's star
- Inside of a hat?
More clues leading to the result HERO
- Medal of Honor recipient
- Big sandwich
- Deli delight
- Deli specialty
- Hearty lunch
- Kind of worship
- Leander's beloved
- Leander's love
- Mighty Mouse, for one
- Battle star
More clues leading to the result MOVIERATERSUNIT
More clues leading to the result TEXASFLAGSYMBOL
More clues leading to the result LEADACTOR
More clues leading to the result TABLOIDMAGAZINE
More clues leading to the result LUMINARY
More clues leading to the result LEAD
- Pencil innard?
- Sinker material
- Spearhead
- Heavy metal
- Hold first place
- Pb, on the periodic table
- Precedes belly and foot
- Preceeds belly and foot
- Starring role
- Take charge of
More clues leading to the result HEAVENLYBODY
More clues leading to the result TWINKLER
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 BIGTIMER
More clues leading to the result ACTOR
- Thespian
- Meryl Streep, to the politically correct
- Man of parts
- Booth was one
- Robert De Niro or Al Pacino
- Robert De Niro, for one
- Cruise, for one
- Paul Newman, e.g.
- Part man?
- Pitt or Penn
More clues leading to the result TOPBILLING
- What a star gets in the credits
- First place on a marquee
- First in the film credits
- Marquee honor
- What stars get
- The star gets it
- What the star gets
- Diva's requirement
- Star's demand
- Star
More clues leading to the result TOPPERFORMER
More clues leading to the result LEADINGLADY
- Usherette?
- Garbo, usually
- Shepherdess' movie role?
- Female box office star, and what the starts of the answers to starred clues can have
- Female star of a film
- Sort of star
- Streep, in most roles
- Star.
- Heroine.
- Film's female star
More clues leading to the result EXCEL
- Spreadsheet program
- MS' spreadsheet program
- Word go-with
- Office element
- Shine
- Do very well
- Microsoft product sounded really big? (5)
- Office application
- Office suite section
- Office worker?
More clues leading to the result MATINEEIDOL
- Star
- Errol Flynn, for one
- Theatrical glamour boy: 2 words.
- Rudolph Valentine, e.g.
- Valentino was one
- Figure described by the first words of 17-, 28- and 45-Across
- Old cinema star
More clues leading to the result DENEB
- Cygnus star
- Brightest star in Cygnus
- Star in Cygnus
- Star in the constellation Cygnus
- Blue-white supergiant in the Summer Triangle
- Star in the Summer Triangle
- White supergiant
- Bright star in Cygnus
- Cygnus supergiant
- Supergiant in Cygnus
More clues leading to the result ADIB
- Fixed star.
- Star in Draco.
- The star Thuban.
- Star in Draconis.
- Star in constellation Draco.
- Star in Draco constellation.
- Star
- Star in Draco
- Draco body
More clues leading to the result ONEFILLINGSEATS
More clues leading to the result MARQUEE
- Place to find a title
- Title holder, of a sort
- Theater projection
- Spot for a title
- Theater feature
- Title holder?
- Star
- Theater awning
- Entrance canopy
- Canopy
More clues leading to the result ETOILE
- Paris place
- French star
- Star of Paris
- Polaris, in Paris
- Paris Opera Ballet prima ballerina
- "Asterisque"
- Loire star
- Star of Toulouse
- Star in Quebec
- Grenoble glistener
More clues leading to the result SUPERBPERFORMER
More clues leading to the result ENTERTAINER
More clues leading to the result ANTARES
- Star in Scorpio
- Red supergiant
- Bright star in the Southern Hemisphere
- Scorpio's brightest
- Supergiant in Scorpius
- Brightest star in Scorpio
- Star in Scorpius
- Supergiant in Scorpio
- Brightest star in Scorpius
- Red giant
More clues leading to the result HEADLINE
- Newspaper screamer
- It's at the top of a column
- Front-page grabber
- Star
- Screamer
- Article preceder
- Screamer, e.g.
- News of Cheops' boat, for instance.
- Succinct display copy.
- Publicize highly.
More clues leading to the result HEROINE
- Joan of Arc, to France
- Joan of Arc, e.g.
- Katniss Everdeen, e.g.
- Scout of "To Kill A Mockingbird," e.g.
- Thelma or Louise
- Juliet, e.g.
- Juliet or Portia
- Leading lady
- Pauline of many perils, for example
- She saves the day