The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word KIN which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Family crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KIN | 41 % | 3 |
| CLAN | 34 % | 4 |
| ILK | 12 % | 3 |
| TRIBE | 3 % | 5 |
| STIRPS | 2 % | 6 |
| LINEAGE | 1 % | 7 |
| TYPE | 1 % | 4 |
| KINDRED | 1 % | 7 |
| GENUS | 1 % | 5 |
| LINE | 1 % | 4 |
| RACE | 1 % | 4 |
| GROUP | 1 % | 5 |
| BLOOD | 1 % | 5 |
| TREE | 1 % | 4 |
| PARENTAGE | 1 % | 9 |
Why may KIN be the right solution?
The word "KIN" is a synonym for family, referring to one's relatives or family members.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Family
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- family unit
- kin
- kinfolk
- kinsfolk
- kinsperson
- sept
- phratry
- household
- fellowship
- menage
- folk
- home
Crossword Answer definitions
KIN noun- Race; family; breed; kind.
- Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
- One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.
- Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
- Kind; sort; manner; way.
- Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to".
- A primitive Chinese musical instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings.
- A day, in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar.
- (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
- (modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
- (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
- (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
- To know.
- To seal in a can.
- To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
- To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
- To shut up.
- To fire or dismiss an employee.
- To hole the ball.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result KIN
- Kith's go-with
- Kith's partner
- Unc.,.Nana, etc
- Relative
- Reunion attendees
- Relatives
- They're all in the family
- Relations
- Blood
- Close ones
More clues leading to the result CLAN
- Blood relations
- Extended family
- Highland group
- Highlands group
- The McCoys, for one
- "The ____ of the Cave Bear"
- Glasgow group
- Highland family
- Kindred group
- Tartan-wearing group
More clues leading to the result ILK
More clues leading to the result TRIBE
- Social unit
- Pawnee or Apache
- Family or clan
- Family with reservations
- Survivors?
- Clan
- Social group
- Extended family
- Powwow group
- Survivor group
More clues leading to the result STIRPS
- Family branch
- Family.
- Stock; family.
- Stock, race, family.
- Line of descent
- Lines descending from a common ancestor
More clues leading to the result LINEAGE
- Blood
- Family story
- Pedeggree
- Ancestry
- Family tree
- Information in a tree
- Roots
- Pedigree
- Genealogy
- Family history
More clues leading to the result TYPE
- Genus
- Pound an Underwood
- Sort
- Hunt and peck
- Use an Underwood
- Category of person one might date
- Category of person you're attracted to
- Key in
- Ilk
- Use a keyboard
More clues leading to the result KINDRED
- Like
- Of the same blood.
- Family.
- Blood relations.
- Related
- Of like nature
- Affinity
- Like-minded
- Like some spirits
- Relatives
More clues leading to the result GENUS
- Trivial Pursuit edition
- Taxonomic term
- Family division
- Homo, for humans
- The "E" in E. coli, e.g.
- Homo, for one
- Family subdivision
- Canis, for wolves
- "Trivial Pursuit" edition
- Homo, to human beings
More clues leading to the result LINE
- "What's My __?"
- Bank annoyance
- Boat rope
- End to end, on the gridiron
- Pickup delivery?
- Come-on
- Continuous mark
- Cover the inside
- Queue
- Party or clothes follower
More clues leading to the result RACE
- 440 or marathon
- Daytona event
- Indy, for one
- Marathon
- Meet event
- It may be three-legged
- Mile or 10K
- Compete
- Compete with Unser
- Indy 500
More clues leading to the result GROUP
- U2, for one
- Word before date or sex
- Association
- Band
- Bunch
- Clique
- Cluster
- Put together
- Word after singing or study
- ___ dynamics
More clues leading to the result BLOOD
- It's from the heart
- Flesh partner
- Word with orange or moon
- "True ___"
- Drive collection
- Dracula's nutriment
- Vital fluid
- Former Canadian Red Cross concern
- What "Kensington Gore" stands in for on stage
- Bad ___ (ill will)
More clues leading to the result TREE
- Corner
- Elder or alder
- Family chart
- Family or shoe follower
- Genealogical diagram
- Genealogist's sketch
- Kind of frog or squirrel
- Kind of surgery
- Leaf shedder
- Palm, e.g.