Close kin
The crossword clue "Close kin" is answered by SIBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. 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
SIBS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SIBS answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. 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.
- IMMEDIATEFAMILY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SIBS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SIBS, most used first.
- Bro and sis - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Brothers and sisters - used 15 times, most recently in 2017
- Brothers and sisters, for short - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Kinsmen. - used 14 times, most recently in 1982
- Sis and bro - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Family members - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
- Bloodline sharers - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Bros, e.g. - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Relatives - used 8 times, most recently in 1975
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.
- Close by - NEAR, used 299 times
- Close - NEAR, used 263 times
- Close - SHUT, used 154 times
- Gator's kin - CROC, used 119 times
- "That was close!" - PHEW, used 117 times
- Comes to a close - ENDS, used 97 times
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