Red planet
The crossword clue "Red planet" is answered by MARS, a 4-letter entry. Used 77 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MARS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MARS answer page.
Used 77 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MARS
Every other clue in this collection answered by MARS, most used first.
- The Red Planet - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Earth neighbor - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Planet. - used 24 times, most recently in 1996
- Scratches up - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Red Muppet - ELMO, used 131 times
- ___ the Red - ERIC, used 103 times
- "Planet of the ___" - APES, used 89 times
- Was in the red - OWED, used 68 times
- Is in the red - OWES, used 66 times
- Red-coated cheese - EDAM, used 51 times
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