The shortest or longest day of the year Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The shortest or longest day of the year . 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.

Love the NYT Mini? Try our Mini.

Fresh puzzles every day, no paywall.

See results below advertisement

Crossword Answer For The shortest or longest day of the year:

You can click on thetiles to reveal letter by letter before uncovering the full solution.

advertisement

40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOLSTICE The shortest or longest day of the year (8)
3% FEB Shortest month, for short (3)
3% LEAP ___ year, period of 366 days (4) (4) Puzzler Sep 13, 2025
3% BEELINE Shortest route (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 25, 2025
3% EPIC Long film such as The Longest Day (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 4, 2025
3% WINTER ___ solstice, the shortest day of the year (6) New York Times Mini Dec 21, 2024
3% DEC Mo. with the shortest day of the year (3) LA Times Daily Apr 28, 2015
2% JAN Winter month with New Year's Day, for short (3)
2% PLATFORM Dais (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 16, 2025
2% INFANCY Early years (7) The Times Concise Oct 15, 2025
The shortest or longest day of the year Crossword Clue
Stay up-to-date with our updates!
Explore your favorite daily puzzles and get quick tips, find missing answers to complete your crossword.
CW alt logo

Fresh Clues From Recent Puzzles

Your Crossword Clues FAQ Guide

We found 40 solutions for The shortest or longest day of the year. The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is SOLSTICE.

With crossword-solver.io you will find 40 solutions. We use historic puzzles to find the best matches for your question. We add many new clues on a daily basis.

With our crossword solver search engine you have access to over 7 million clues. You can narrow down the possible answers by specifying the number of letters it contains. We found more than 40 answers for The shortest or longest day of the year.