Group of eight

The answer to “Group of eight” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is OCTET — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 8, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 21-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.

“Group of eight” answer

OCTET (5 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 OCTET.

What does OCTET mean?

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

When else has “Group of eight” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer 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 8, 2026 (most recent) → OCTET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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