___ Major (constellation)
The crossword clue "___ Major (constellation)" is answered by URSA, a 4-letter entry. Used 78 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
URSA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the URSA answer page.
Used 78 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 21 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- CANIS (10 uses in xd)
- ORION (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for URSA
Every other clue in this pilot answered by URSA, most used first.
- ___ Major - used 248 times, most recently in 2026
- Celestial bear - used 201 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Vega's constellation - LYRA, used 124 times
- Major work - OPUS, used 79 times
Search this clue pilot
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.