The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LEAP which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Kind of year with an extra day in February crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEAP | 100 % | 4 |
Why may LEAP be the right solution?
The answer "LEAP" is correct because a leap year is a year that has an extra day, February 29th, added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Kind of year with an extra day in February
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bissextile
- leap year
- date
- candlemas
- pentad
- october
- christmas
- intercalate
- bissextile day
- leap day
- intercalated
- intercalary
Crossword Answer definitions
LEAP noun- The act of leaping or jumping.
- The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
- A group of leopards.
- A significant move forward.
- A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.
- A fault.
- Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
- A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
- A salmon ladder.
- To jump.
- To pass over by a leap or jump.
- To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
- To cause to leap.
- (calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.
- A basket.
- A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.
- Half a bushel.
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