clan

clan is a 4-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 9 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald.
2. noun. A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously.
3. noun. group of people related by blood or marriage

   Synonyms: kin, kindred, tribe

Synonyms

kin, kindred, tribe

Common word forms

clans, clanned, clanless, clanning

Words from these letters

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