Word in two constellation names

The answer

URSA

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the URSA answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 3 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.

• CANIS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for URSA

Every other clue in this collection answered by URSA, most used first.

• ___ Major - used 248 times, most recently in 2026
• Celestial bear - used 201 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Minor - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Major (constellation) - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Bear in the sky - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Heavenly bear - used 70 times, most recently in 2021
• Bear in the air - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Sky bear - used 61 times, most recently in 2022
• Major in astronomy? - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Astronomical bear - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Bear up there - used 43 times, most recently in 2020
• Constellation bear - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Major (Big Dipper constellation) - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Major or Minor - used 30 times, most recently in 2013
• Major or Minor constellation - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Major (Big Dipper's constellation) - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Bear in the night sky - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• "Major" animal - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Stellar bear - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ Major (bear constellation) - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Bear overhead - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
• __ Major (Big Dipper) - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ Major (Great Bear) - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ Minor (constellation) - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Bear among the stars - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• Bear on high - used 13 times, most recently in 2005
• Nocturnal bear - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Bear, to Brutus - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ Major (Big Dipper locale) - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Bear in constellation names - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Constellation animal - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• She-bear: Lat. - used 10 times, most recently in 1968
• "Superman II" villainess - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Word before Major or Minor - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Bear in the stars - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Bear of a constellation - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• ___ Major (the Big Dipper) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Minor in astronomy? - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Stargazer's bear - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Bear: Lat. - used 8 times, most recently in 2001
• Celestial beast - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• ___ Minor (Polaris's constellation) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Air bear - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Bear constellation - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Bear of stars - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Minor or Major - used 7 times, most recently in 1996
• Star bear - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Astronomical Major or Minor - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Bear up above - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ Major (the Great Bear) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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• Golden Rule word - UNTO, used 299 times
• Division word - INTO, used 273 times
• Word-of-mouth - ORAL, used 184 times
• Choice word - ELSE, used 147 times
• Towel word - HERS, used 143 times
• Word of woe - ALAS, used 143 times

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