Musical group
The crossword clue "Musical group" is answered by OCTET, a 5-letter entry. Used 39 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 6 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 39 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 6 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.
- ENSEMBLE (15 uses in xd)
- COMBO (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for OCTET
Every other clue in this collection answered by OCTET, most used first.
- Group of eight - used 160 times, most recently in 2026
- 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.
- Musical drama - OPERA, used 124 times
- Group of eight - OCTAD, used 114 times
- Discussion group - PANEL, used 111 times
- Select group - ELITE, used 108 times
- Musical set in Argentina - EVITA, used 91 times
- High-IQ group - MENSA, used 86 times
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