This list contains the codes leading to single letters which are not in the abbreviation or letter selection lists. The great majority of ways to indicate a single letter in a cryptic wordplay can be found in one of these three lists.
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Date last modified: 17/02/26
Recent changes: (17/02/26) added unplaced (O, horse racing)
| Indicator | Alternative Forms | Letter Indicated | Type | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alpha | A | Standard | Radio communications | |
| article | A | Standard | ||
| axis | co-ordinate | X | Standard | Graphs |
| axis | co-ordinate | Y | Standard | Graphs |
| axis | co-ordinate | Z | Standard | Graphs |
| base | E | Standard | Mathematics | |
| bee | B | Standard | Name of letter | |
| bend | S | Standard | ||
| bend | U | Standard | ||
| bend | Z | Standard | ||
| bravo | B | Standard | Radio communications | |
| by | times | X | Standard | Multiplication symbol |
| canine letter | R | Advanced | See Chambers | |
| certificate | U | Standard | Film classification | |
| Charlie | C | Standard | Radio communications | |
| circular letter | O | Standard | ||
| cross | X | Standard | ||
| cue | Q | Standard | Name of letter | |
| curve | J | Advanced | J-curve | |
| Dee | D | Standard | Name of letter | |
| delta | D | Standard | Radio communications | |
| duck | blob | O | Standard | |
| echo | E | Standard | Radio communications | |
| egg | O | Standard | ||
| ego | self/first person | I | Standard | |
| Emma | M | Advanced | Signalling | |
| ex | X | Standard | Name of letter | |
| factor | X | Standard | ||
| fifth | V | Standard | Roman ordinal | |
| fifty | 50 | L | Standard | Roman numeral |
| first | I | Standard | Roman ordinal | |
| first class | top grade | A | Standard | |
| five | 5 | V | Standard | Roman numeral |
| five hundred | 500 | D | Standard | Roman numeral |
| foxtrot | F | Standard | Radio communications | |
| gee | G | Standard | Name of letter | |
| golf | G | Standard | Radio communications | |
| honour | J | Advanced | Cards | |
| honour | Q | Advanced | Cards | |
| honour | K | Advanced | Cards | |
| honour | A | Advanced | Cards | |
| horseshoe | U | Standard | ||
| hotel | H | Standard | Radio communications | |
| hundred | 100/ton/century | C | Standard | Roman numeral |
| India | I | Standard | Radio communications | |
| irrational | E | Standard | Mathematics | |
| jay | J | Standard | Name of letter | |
| Juliet | J | Standard | Radio communications | |
| junction | T | Standard | ||
| Kay | K | Standard | Name of letter | |
| kilo | K | Standard | Radio communications | |
| kiss | X | Standard | ||
| Lima | L | Standard | Radio communications | |
| loud | F | Standard | Forte | |
| love | zip/zero/nothing/nil | O | Standard | |
| Mike | M | Standard | Radio communications | |
| notch | V | Standard | ||
| November | N | Standard | Radio communications | |
| one | A | Standard | ||
| one | I | Standard | Roman numeral | |
| Oscar | O | Standard | Radio communications | |
| papa | P | Standard | Radio communications | |
| pee | P | Standard | Name of letter | |
| pen | J | Advanced | J-pen | |
| per | A | Standard | For each | |
| point | N | Standard | ||
| point | E | Standard | ||
| point | S | Standard | ||
| point | W | Standard | ||
| pole | N | Standard | ||
| pole | S | Standard | ||
| posh | upper class | U | Standard | |
| programming language | C | Standard | ||
| Quebec | Q | Standard | Radio communications | |
| Romeo | R | Standard | Radio communications | |
| round | O | Standard | ||
| second class | second rate | B | Standard | |
| see | C | Standard | Name of letter | |
| shape of console | S | Advanced | See Chambers | |
| sierra | S | Standard | Radio communications | |
| soft | softly | P | Standard | Piano |
| spymaster | M | Standard | James Bond | |
| tango | T | Standard | Radio communications | |
| tee | T | Standard | Name of letter | |
| ten | 10 | X | Standard | Roman numeral |
| tenth | X | Standard | Roman ordinal | |
| thousand | 1000 | M | Standard | Roman numeral |
| turn | U | Standard | ||
| uniform | U | Standard | Radio communications | |
| unknown | variable | X | Standard | Algebra |
| unknown | variable | Y | Standard | Algebra |
| unknown | variable | Z | Standard | Algebra |
| unplaced | O | Advanced | Horse racing | |
| victor | V | Standard | Radio communications | |
| vote | X | Standard | ||
| whiskey | W | Standard | Radio communications | |
| wrong answer | X | Standard | ||
| Yankee | Y | Standard | Radio communications | |
| yes | indeed | I | Advanced | Same as aye |
| Zulu | Z | Standard | Radio communications |