Sea call

The answer

SOS

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

Used 12 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2005; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 2 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 collection link to their own answer page.

• AVAST (9 uses in xd)
• AHOY (8 uses in xd)
• AHOYTHERE (1 uses in xd)

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
• "__ 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
• Mayday's cousin - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
• 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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• Call ___ day - ITA, used 193 times
• Sea eagle - ERN, used 169 times
• Sea bird - ERN, used 133 times
• Ump's call - OUT, used 100 times
• Tennis call - LET, used 80 times

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