The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SECT which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Splinter group crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SECT | 98 % | 4 |
| CULT | 1 % | 4 |
| SCHISM | 1 % | 6 |
| SECTS | 1 % | 5 |
Why may SECT be the right solution?
The answer "SECT" fits the clue "Splinter group" because a sect refers to a small religious or political group that has broken away from a larger organization.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Splinter group
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- terrorist cell
- schismatics
- sleeper cell
- terrorists
- schismatic
- splintered
- groups
- islamic group
- extremists
Crossword Answer definitions
SECT noun- An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.
- A group following a specific ideal or a leader.
- A cutting; a scion.
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 SECT
- Amish, for one
- Faction
- Religious denomination
- Religious faction
- Amish or Mennonites
- Denomination
- Splinter group
- Order
- Schism
- Zen, for instance
More clues leading to the result CULT
- Extremist sect
- Kind of hero
- Kool-Aid drinkers?
- Manson Family, e.g.
- Unorthodox sect
- Bunch of zealots
- Faction on the fringe
- Programming group?
- Like many midnight movies
- Having a small but rabid fan base
More clues leading to the result SCHISM
- Doctrinal division
- Rift
- Church split
- Separation into factions
- Separation
- Division
- Sect
- Vast separation
- Division into mutually opposed parties
- Splinter group