Mayday's cousin

The answer

SOS

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOS answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 1992; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for SOS

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

• "Mayday!" - used 228 times, most recently in 2026
• "Help!" - used 199 times, most recently in 2026
• Distress signal - used 182 times, most recently in 2026
• Call for help - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Distress call - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Sinking signal - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Brillo rival - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Sea plea - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Plea at sea - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Urgent call - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Scouring pad brand - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• "Send help!" - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Ship's distress signal - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Brillo alternative - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Shipwreck signal - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Cry for help - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Distress letters - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Letters of distress - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Brillo competitor - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• "Help!" at sea - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• "Help us!" - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• "Help!" letters - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Distress signal at sea - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Nine-symbol message - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Pot-scrubbing brand - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Signal for help - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• Castaway's call - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Help wanted sign? - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Mayday letters - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Help wanted notice? - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Mayday call - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Mayday relative - used 15 times, most recently in 2018
• Help-wanted letters - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• "Help wanted" - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• "Mamma Mia!" song - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Sailor's distress signal - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Sailor's "Help!" - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Titanic message - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• Distress-signal letters - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Sea call - used 12 times, most recently in 2005
• "__ your old man!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Call to the Coast Guard - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Message in a bottle? - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Palindromic plea - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Ship's distress call - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• ABBA song with the lyric "The love you gave me, nothing else can save me" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Emergency call - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Kind of pad - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Mariner's "Mayday!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Maritime distress signal - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Message in a bottle, maybe - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Rescue request - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Call to the USCG - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Coast Guard pickup - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Desperate signal - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Distress call at sea - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Distress call letters - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Emergency signal - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Help-wanted announcement - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Marine mayday - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Palindromic ABBA hit - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Ship's call for help - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Sinking ship's signal - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Titanic transmission - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• 1975 ABBA hit - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• ABBA hit - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Plea from the sea - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Sea signal - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
• Urgent call at sea - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Call for assistance - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Maritime distress call - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Maritime plea - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "Mayday!" cousin - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• "Mayday! Mayday!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Message from the Titanic - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Plea asea - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• "Rescue me!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Scouring pad - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• "___ yer old man!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Coast Guard alert - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Desperate letters - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Desperate transmission - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "Emergency!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Emergency message - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "H-E-L-P!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "Hel-l-lp!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Mariner's "Help!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Mayday signal - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Morse code message - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Plea for help - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Under-the-sink brand - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Urgent message - used 6 times, most recently in 2008

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