Light as a feather
The crossword clue "Light as a feather" is answered by AIRY, a 4-letter entry. Used 21 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
AIRY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AIRY answer page.
Used 21 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- GOSSAMER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AIRY
Every other clue in this collection answered by AIRY, most used first.
- Well-ventilated - used 129 times, most recently in 2026
- Ethereal - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Breezy - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Light - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Vivacious. - used 22 times, most recently in 2008
- Light and breezy - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Unsubstantial - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Sprightly. - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
- Subject to a draft - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
- Not stuffy - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
- Flippant - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Lighthearted - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
- Open to breezes - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Delicate - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
- Far from stuffy - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Blithe - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Breeze-filled - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
- Light-hearted. - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Nonchalant - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Very light - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
- Light gas - NEON, used 112 times
- Light brown - ECRU, used 95 times
- Ring of light - HALO, used 85 times
- Head light? - HALO, used 78 times
- Night light - NEON, used 74 times
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