Groups of three
The crossword clue "Groups of three" is answered by TRIADS, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TRIADS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRIADS answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 5 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.
- TRIUNES (5 uses in xd)
- TRAIDS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TRIADS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRIADS, most used first.
- Three-note chords - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Basic chords - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Simple chords - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Threesomes - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Musical chords. - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
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.
- Groups of eight - OCTETS, used 41 times
- Groups of eight - OCTADS, used 32 times
- Three in one - TRIUNE, used 26 times
- Discussion groups - PANELS, used 21 times
- Privileged groups - ELITES, used 20 times
- Elite groups - ALISTS, used 18 times
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