The planets, e.g.
The crossword clue "The planets, e.g." is answered by OCTAD, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
OCTAD
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OCTAD answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2008. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for OCTAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by OCTAD, most used first.
- Group of eight - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
- Eightsome - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Set of eight - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Series of eight - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Santa's reindeer, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
Related clues
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- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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