The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LUSTRUM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1971.
Five-year period crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LUSTRUM | 67 % | 7 |
| PENTAD | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Five-year period
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lustrum
- quinquennial
- pentad
- term
- season
- quarter
- ten
- classic
- old
- quinquennium
- luster
- biennium
Crossword Answer definitions
LUSTRUM noun- A ceremonial purification of all the people, performed every five years after the taking of the census; a lustration.
- (by extension) A period of five years.
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