Distress call
The crossword clue "Distress call" is answered by SOS, a 3-letter entry. Used 81 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
SOS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOS answer page.
Used 81 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- MAYDAY (13 uses in xd)
- HELPME (8 uses in xd)
- HELP (7 uses in xd)
- SAVEME (4 uses in xd)
- SCREAM (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SOS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by SOS, most used first.
- "Mayday!" - used 228 times, most recently in 2026
- Distress signal - used 182 times, most recently in 2026
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