America's uncle
The crossword clue "America's uncle" is answered by SAM, a 3-letter entry. Used 96 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SAM
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SAM answer page.
Used 96 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SAM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SAM, most used first.
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Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Spanish uncle - TIO, used 71 times
- Scottish uncle - EME, used 56 times
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- Uncle (Sp.) - TIO, used 41 times
- Uncle, in Spanish - TIO, used 38 times
- "Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl - EVA, used 38 times
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