Group of families

The answer to “Group of families” in the New York Times crossword is CLAN — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 6, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 6-Down. 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.

“Group of families” answer

CLAN (4 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 CLAN.

What does CLAN mean?

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

When else has “Group of families” 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.

September 6, 2026 (most recent) → CLAN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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