Years crossword clue
The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Years” are DAYS or PARR, with 4 letters. Below are 10 answers from 3 to 11 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.
3 letters
- age
- eld
4 letters
- days
- parr
6 letters
- decade
- annals
7 letters
- century
10 letters
- millennium
- upbringing
11 letters
- centenarian
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The best answers, explained
- AGE 3 letters · noun
- a prolonged period of time “we've known each other for ages”
- DAYS 4 letters · noun
- the time during which someone's life continues “the monarch's last days”
- DECADE 6 letters · noun
- a period of 10 years
- CENTURY 7 letters · noun
- a period of 100 years
- MILLENNIUM 10 letters · noun
- a span of 1000 years
- CENTENARIAN 11 letters · adjective
- being at least 100 years old
What “years” means
- noun: a late time of life (“he's showing his years”)
- noun: a prolonged period of time (“I haven't been there for years and years”)
- noun: the time during which someone's life continues (“in his final years”)
A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.
About these answers
We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as YEARS, and words whose definition is YEARS. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.
Questions people ask
What is a 3-letter word for years?
AGE or ELD. AGE means “a prolonged period of time”.
What is a 4-letter word for years?
DAYS or PARR. DAYS means “the time during which someone's life continues”.
What is a 6-letter word for years?
DECADE or ANNALS. DECADE means “a period of 10 years”.
What is a 7-letter word for years?
CENTURY. CENTURY means “a period of 100 years”.
How do I narrow down the answer for “Years”?
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