Crossword answer
BANTU
5 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 18 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2026
Letter pattern
BANTU
Clues that lead to BANTU
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Language family of Africa5Wall Street JournalJun 11, 2026
Language group of southern Africa5NYT MidiMay 28, 2026
Language suppression ultimately not universal (5)5The SunMay 8, 2026
Group of languages belonging to the Niger-Congo subfamily (5)5The SunMay 8, 2026
African people in bar nicked beer barrel5The IndependentFeb 7, 2026
Language usable for a letter to an aunt5Evening StandardOct 22, 2025
African language group5Eugene ShefferOct 2, 2025
It's spoken in urban Tunbridge Wells5Evening StandardSep 24, 2025
People in endless butane production?5Evening StandardOct 24, 2023
Language in which to proscribe a trade union?5Evening StandardOct 2, 2023
It's spoken in suburban Tunbridge Wells5Evening StandardAug 10, 2022
Language of a social worker in hearty rebuke5Evening StandardMay 28, 2018
About BANTU in crosswords
BANTU is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 18 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Language family of Africa” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on June 11, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
AROMAScent from a kitchen
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
LEMMAPremise of large book set in Highbury
ETHERVanish into the ___
DIDINTired out fully
SHEENFabric's luster
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
WELDSFuses with a blowtorch
LARGESize above medium
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
SAGESWise people
SARGENCO nickname
FIREDDismissed
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
Every appearance of BANTU (18)
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Jun 11, 2026
Language family of Africa · Wall Street Journal · 21 Down
May 28, 2026
Language group of southern Africa · NYT Midi · 8 Down
May 8, 2026
Group of languages belonging to the Niger-Congo subfamily (5) · The Sun · 2 Down
May 8, 2026
Language suppression ultimately not universal (5) · The Sun · 2 Down
Feb 7, 2026
African people in bar nicked beer barrel · The Independent · 14 Across
Oct 22, 2025
Language usable for a letter to an aunt · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Oct 2, 2025
African language group · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Down
Sep 24, 2025
It's spoken in urban Tunbridge Wells · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Dec 29, 2023
African language group · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Oct 24, 2023
People in endless butane production? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Oct 2, 2023
Language in which to proscribe a trade union? · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Aug 10, 2022
It's spoken in suburban Tunbridge Wells · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Apr 15, 2022
African language group · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Down
Feb 1, 2022
African language group · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across
Jun 2, 2021
African language group · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
Apr 27, 2020
Language usable for a letter to an aunt · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Mar 9, 2020
It’s spoken in urban Tunbridge Wells · Evening Standard · 7 Down
May 28, 2018
Language of a social worker in hearty rebuke · Evening Standard · 7 Down