"What a shame!"
The crossword clue ""What a shame!"" is answered by SOSAD, a 5-letter entry. Used 38 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SOSAD
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOSAD answer page.
Used 38 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 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.
- ITSSAD (9 uses in xd)
- HOWSAD (7 uses in xd)
Other clues for SOSAD
Every other clue in this collection answered by SOSAD, most used first.
- "What a pity!" - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- "In what way?" - HOWSO, used 66 times
- Put to shame - ABASH, used 51 times
- Bring shame to - ABASH, used 34 times
- What "i.e." stands for - IDEST, used 33 times
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