Massive group of cicadas that emerges every 13 or 17 years, e.g. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Massive group of cicadas that emerges every 13 or 17 years, e.g. featured in Atlantic puzzle on November 8, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BROOD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BROOD Massive group of cicadas that emerges every 13 or 17 years, e.g. (5) The Atlantic Nov 8, 2026
53% QUADRENNIALLY Every four years (13) (13) The Guardian Quick Aug 19, 2026
47% CICADAS Insects that may emerge in 17-year cycles (7) Universal Aug 2, 2026
45% SAP Cicada's dietary staple (3) Universal Oct 12, 2026
45% CICADA Insect that emerges en masse every 13 or 17 years (6) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
41% AROSE Emerged (5) USA Today Oct 21, 2026
41% GALACTIC Absolutely massive (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2026
41% HUGE Massive (4) Universal Aug 27, 2026
41% AGE Number that changes every year (3) The Atlantic Aug 19, 2026
39% GAY The "G" of LGBTQ (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 6, 2026

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