Either the shortest or longest day of the year (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Either the shortest or longest day of the year (8) . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SOLSTICE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOLSTICE Either the shortest or longest day of the year (8) (8)
6% MAY Shortest month (3) Newsday Dec 12, 2025
6% LEAP Year with an extra day (4)
5% RYE Grain not hidden in the four longest answers (3) Newsday Jan 8, 2026
5% ITCH "The Seven Year ___" (4) TV Jan 4, 2026
5% SOSO Not bad, but not great either: Hyph. (4)
5% MINE Word on either side of "___, all ___!" (4) New York Times Mini Jan 1, 2026
5% DOG Word on either side of "___-eat-___" (3) New York Times Mini Jan 1, 2026
5% NEVER Word on either side of "___ say ___" (5) New York Times Mini Jan 1, 2026
5% AGED Advanced in years (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 30, 2025
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We found 40 solutions for Either the shortest or longest day of the year (8). The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is SOLSTICE.

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