Vertical transportation giant

The answer

OTIS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OTIS answer page.

Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for OTIS

Every other clue in this collection answered by OTIS, most used first.

• Singer Redding - used 246 times, most recently in 2026
• Elevator name - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
• Elevator man - used 123 times, most recently in 2022
• Big name in elevators - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Soul singer Redding - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Elevator pioneer - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Elevator innovator - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Elevator inventor - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• "Miss ___ Regrets" - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
• He gave us a lift - used 24 times, most recently in 2015
• ___ Spunkmeyer (cookie brand) - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Redding of soul - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" singer Redding - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Cornelia ___ Skinner - used 19 times, most recently in 2013
• Publisher Chandler - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
• Redding of R&B - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Elevator company - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Adventures of Milo and ___" - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Elevator pioneer Elisha - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Mayberry tippler - used 17 times, most recently in 2018
• "Try a Little Tenderness" singer Redding - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Inventor Elisha - used 16 times, most recently in 2017
• Mayberry sot - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
• Soulful Redding - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Porter's regretful Miss - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• R&B singer Redding - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Actor Skinner. - used 14 times, most recently in 2000
• Bluesman Redding - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• Elevator guy - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Elevator maker - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• U. S. inventor - used 13 times, most recently in 1977
• R&B legend Redding - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Redding who sang "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Redding who wrote "Respect" - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Regretful Miss of song - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Skinner - used 11 times, most recently in 1972
• Colonial orator. - used 10 times, most recently in 1962
• Elevator innovator Elisha - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Moving walkway maker - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Name on elevators - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Name on many elevators - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Williams of the Temptations - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Big name in escalators - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Colonial patriot. - used 9 times, most recently in 1984
• Mayberry jail habitué - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Soul legend Redding - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Spunkmeyer of cookie fame - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• U. S. patriot - used 9 times, most recently in 1976
• Blues singer Redding - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Man's name. - used 8 times, most recently in 1958
• Singer-songwriter Redding - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Soul great Redding - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• ___ Spunkmeyer cookies - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• American inventor. - used 7 times, most recently in 1997
• American patriot. - used 7 times, most recently in 1973
• Elevator brand - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Escalator maker - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Grammy winner Redding - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Inventor who had his ups and downs - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• "King of Soul" Redding - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• "Mr. Pitiful" singer Redding - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Patriot of '76 - used 7 times, most recently in 1980
• Redding of song - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Skinner of stage - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
• Uplifting company? - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Company whose cars stay indoors - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Cookie maker Spunkmeyer - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• He had his ups and downs - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Mayberry character - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Mayberry lush - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• "Miss ___ Regrets" (Porter tune) - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Regretful Miss - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• "Safety hoist" creator - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Soul icon Redding - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Soul man Redding - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Uplifting inventor - used 6 times, most recently in 2006

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.

• "Giant" author Ferber - EDNA, used 52 times
• Electronics giant - SONY, used 35 times
• Video game giant - SEGA, used 35 times
• Biblical giant. - ANAK, used 32 times
• Swedish furniture giant - IKEA, used 28 times
• "James and the Giant Peach" author - DAHL, used 27 times

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