Father figures
The crossword clue "Father figures" is answered by DADS, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DADS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DADS answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 2 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.
- DADBODS (4 uses in xd)
- CLERICS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DADS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DADS, most used first.
- June honorees - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Pops - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Root beer brand - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Fathers - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Family men - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Many Little League coaches - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Most Little League coaches - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Papas - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Family members - used 14 times, most recently in 2019
- Some parents - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- June celebrants - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Most scoutmasters - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Some stay at home - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Big name in root beer - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Moms' mates - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Barq's rival - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Hires competition - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Some Little League coaches - 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.
- Facts and figures - DATA, used 223 times
- Father - SIRE, used 166 times
- Thor's father - ODIN, used 129 times
- Cordelia's father - LEAR, used 80 times
- French father - PERE, used 70 times
- Track figures - ODDS, used 70 times
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