Family groups
The crossword clue "Family groups" is answered by CLANS, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CLANS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CLANS answer page.
Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. 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.
- KINDREDS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for CLANS
Every other clue in this collection answered by CLANS, most used first.
- Families - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Extended families - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Big families - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Highland groups - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Tartan wearers - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Highland families - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Scottish families - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Family car - SEDAN, used 117 times
- Splinter groups - SECTS, used 92 times
- "Family Ties" mom - ELYSE, used 56 times
- Family member - NIECE, used 55 times
- Religious groups - SECTS, used 46 times
- Play groups - CASTS, used 42 times
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