First American to orbit Earth Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue First American to orbit Earth . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GLENN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GLENN First American to orbit Earth (5)
36% JOHN With 3-Down, first American to orbit Earth (4)
22% OHIO Home of the first man to walk on the moon, the first American to orbit Earth and the first American woman to walk in space (4)
4% YEAR Time for Earth to orbit the Sun (4) The Telegraph Mini Sep 30, 2025
4% MOON This orbits the Earth (4)
4% GGLLEENNNN First American to orbit the earth (10) New York Times Jan 24, 2024
4% JOHNGLENN The first American to orbit the Earth (9)
3% APSIS Point in an orbit (5) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
3% SUN Star around which Earth orbits (3) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
3% ISS Orbiting facility: Abbr. (3) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2025
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