| AOA | This girl group formed by FNC Entertainment debuted (with eight members) in 2012 with the single album Angels' Story |
| EXID | Originally a six-member girl group, they debuted in 2012 with the single album Holla but had greater success with the single "Up & Down" in 2014 |
| SISTAR | This four-member girl group under Starship Entertainment debuted with the single "Push Push" |
| WJSN | Also known as Cosmic Girls, this 13-member girl group formed by Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment has members from South Korea and China |
| KARA | This girl group, which disbanded in 2016, was named after a Greek word meaning joy |
| OCTUPLE | With eight members the Spanish set firm up |
| OCTET | Musical group with eight members |
| BEAU | Credited with pioneering the San Francisco Sound, The ___ Brummels' debuted with the 1964 single, "Laugh, Laugh" |
| SATURDAYS | The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , BritishIrish girl group formed in 2007 whose members included Frankie Bridge and Una Healy (9) |
| MIX | Little _, girl group formed in 2011 on the eigth series of The X Factor (3) |
| WORLDCUPWINNERS | Global "club" with only eight members, each of which appears in circled letters with its country code |
| HENDRY | Scottish snooker player who retired in 2012 with a record-breaking seven world championship titles (6) |
| TWILIGHT | Book-based movie series that ended in 2012 with "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" |
| REDDAWN | Teen action movie from 1984, remade in 2012 with Chris Hemsworth (3,4) |
| PUDSEY | Dog that won Britain's Got Talent in 2012 with trainer Ashleigh (6) |
| CHILD | Destiny's ____, ex-U.S. girl group formed in 1990 whose members included Beyonce (5) |
| ACEOFBASE | Swedish pop group who topped the UK charts with the single All That She Wants in 1992 (3,2,4) |
| ALUM | Any one of the eight members of "The Group" (Mary McCarthy) |
| PSY | Rapper who went viral in 2012 with Gangnam Style |
| LOMU | Late New Zealand rugby player who became the youngest Test player for the All Blacks when he debuted with the team in 1994 aged 19 (4) |
