Group of eight
The crossword clue "Group of eight" is answered by OCTET, a 5-letter entry. Used 160 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 29 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OCTET
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OCTET answer page.
Used 160 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 29 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.
- OCTETTE (4 uses in xd)
- OCTAVE (3 uses in xd)
- OGDOAD (3 uses in xd)
- DATCO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OCTET
Every other clue in this collection answered by OCTET, most used first.
- Musical group - used 39 times, most recently in 2012
- Quartet doubled - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Double quartet - used 28 times, most recently in 2013
- Duo quadrupled - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Eightsome - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Largish combo - used 24 times, most recently in 2019
- Santa's reindeer, e.g. - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Singing group. - used 24 times, most recently in 2000
- Eight-person band - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Group of eight - OCTAD, used 114 times
- Discussion group - PANEL, used 111 times
- Select group - ELITE, used 108 times
- High-IQ group - MENSA, used 86 times
- Group of experts - PANEL, used 83 times
- African language group - BANTU, used 78 times
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