Crossword clues - Answer
SOS
SOS is a 3-letter crossword answer with 21 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 1,363 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SOS
SOS
3Letters
21Clues in collection
1,363Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year
Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Every clue for SOS in this collection
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- "Mayday!" - used 228 times across 35 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- "Help!" - used 199 times across 53 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Distress signal - used 182 times across 51 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Call for help - used 104 times across 41 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Distress call - used 81 times across 35 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Sinking signal - used 72 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Brillo rival - used 57 times across 27 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Sea plea - used 49 times across 23 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Plea at sea - used 44 times across 24 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Urgent call - used 44 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Scouring pad brand - used 41 times across 12 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- "Send help!" - used 39 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Ship's distress signal - used 30 times across 12 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Brillo alternative - used 29 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Shipwreck signal - used 28 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Cry for help - used 24 times across 17 distinct years, most recently in 2025
- Distress letters - used 24 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2023
- Letters of distress - used 23 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- Brillo competitor - used 22 times across 15 distinct years, most recently in 2025
- "Help!" at sea - used 22 times across 16 distinct years, most recently in 2026
- "Help us!" - used 21 times across 8 distinct years, most recently in 2026
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