Girl in the fam

The answer to “Girl in the fam” in the New York Times crossword is SIS — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 10, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 124-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Girl in the fam” answer

SIS (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is SIS.

Why the answer is SIS

This casual family shorthand means a female sibling. 👭

What does SIS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SIS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Girl in the fam” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

May 10, 2026 (most recent) → SIS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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