Clan chief
The crossword clue "Clan chief" is answered by THANE, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
THANE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the THANE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for THANE
Every other clue in this collection answered by THANE, most used first.
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- Macbeth, for one - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Title for Macbeth - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Macbeth title - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Scottish feudal lord - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- Scottish lord - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Scottish baron - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
- Scottish noble - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Macbeth or Macduff - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Scottish title - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Clan emblem - TOTEM, used 60 times
- Clan symbol - TOTEM, used 56 times
- Indian chief - RAJAH, used 28 times
- Clan - TRIBE, used 16 times
- Davis of "Commander in Chief" - GEENA, used 13 times
- Chief Justice, 1836-64 - TANEY, used 12 times
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