What is a 7-letter planet?

Jupiter, Neptune and Mercury are seven-letter planets.

What is a 6-letter planet?

Saturn and Uranus are six-letter planets; other space words with six letters include galaxy, rocket, meteor and nebula.

What is a 9-letter space word?

Satellite, telescope, spaceship, meteorite and astronaut each have nine letters.

Is this space crossword free to print?

Yes. Generate the space puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

Can I change the space clues?

Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.

Can I make a space crossword book to sell on KDP?

Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.

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Space crossword

Blast off on a journey through the solar system. This crossword gathers planets, rockets and far away galaxies for young stargazers to solve. It is a lovely way to spark curiosity about the night sky.

Puzzle title

Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)

Difficulty

Harder grades use longer answers and give fewer crossing letters.

Grid size

Smaller grids print larger.

5 answers did not fit this grid and were left out: COMET, VENUS, MOON, STAR, MARS. Try a larger grid or an easier grade.

Two pages: the puzzle with its numbered clues, and a full answer key with the grid filled in. The answers interlock across and down, sized for clean large-print printing.

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Space Crossword Medium

Across
4 A world that orbits the sun, like Earth
6 A rocky lump that circles the sun
8 The planet we live on
9 The planet famous for its rings
Down
1 A huge group of billions of stars
2 The furthest planet from the sun
3 The biggest planet in the solar system
5 The path one object takes around another
7 Ship that blasts off into space

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Space Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution

Across
4 A world that orbits the sun, like Earth
6 A rocky lump that circles the sun
8 The planet we live on
9 The planet famous for its rings
Down
1 A huge group of billions of stars
2 The furthest planet from the sun
3 The biggest planet in the solar system
5 The path one object takes around another
7 Ship that blasts off into space

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How to solve a crossword

Fill the white squares so every numbered clue reads across or down.

The method

1Read the clue and its number. Each number in the grid starts an answer going across or down. Find the clue with that number and direction.
2Count the squares. The run of white squares after the number tells you how many letters the answer has.
3Write the answers you are sure of first. Start with the clues you know. Each answer you fill hands letters to the clues that cross it.
4Use the crossing letters. A shared letter from an answer you have placed narrows a crossing clue, often to a single word.

The one rule: Every white square belongs to an across answer and a down answer, and the two must agree on their shared letter.
What the answer page shows: The completed grid is printed at the back.
How the grades differ: Easier puzzles use common words and plain clues; harder ones use trickier wording and longer answers.
Good for: Word lovers, from a gentle themed puzzle to a classic challenge.

Clues in this space crossword

The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page.

A world that orbits the sun, like Earth (6 letters)
A huge group of billions of stars (6 letters)
Icy space traveller with a glowing tail (5 letters)
Ship that blasts off into space (6 letters)
The planet famous for its rings (6 letters)
The biggest planet in the solar system (7 letters)
The red planet (4 letters)
The hottest planet, second from the sun (5 letters)
The planet we live on (5 letters)
It orbits Earth and glows at night (4 letters)
A burning ball of gas that twinkles (4 letters)
The path one object takes around another (5 letters)
The furthest planet from the sun (7 letters)
A rocky lump that circles the sun (8 letters)

Space by letter count

Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are space grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares.

Space grouped by the number of letters in each answer
Letters	Space
4 letters	Mars, Moon, Star
5 letters	Earth, Venus, Comet, Orbit, Pluto, Solar, Lunar
6 letters	Planet, Galaxy, Rocket, Saturn, Uranus, Meteor, Nebula
7 letters	Jupiter, Neptune, Mercury, Eclipse, Stellar
8 letters	Asteroid
9 letters	Satellite, Telescope, Spaceship, Meteorite, Astronaut, Supernova

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Questions

What is a 7-letter planet?: Jupiter, Neptune and Mercury are seven-letter planets.
What is a 6-letter planet?: Saturn and Uranus are six-letter planets; other space words with six letters include galaxy, rocket, meteor and nebula.
What is a 9-letter space word?: Satellite, telescope, spaceship, meteorite and astronaut each have nine letters.
Is this space crossword free to print?: Yes. Generate the space puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.
Can I change the space clues?: Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.
Can I make a space crossword book to sell on KDP?: Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.