Crossword Clue: ABC drama about plane-crash survivors
Here's the answer to the ABC drama about plane-crash survivors crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: LOST
The answer to "ABC drama about plane-crash survivors" is LOST. Lost is a 4-letter word made up of 1 vowel and 3 consonants, beginning with L and ending with T. In a crossword grid it occupies a 4-square slot, and each of its letters also forms part of a word crossing it — so even if the clue stumps you, the crossing entries will usually hand you enough letters to fill it in.
Origin & meaning
'Lost' is the ABC drama that ran from 2004 to 2010, following survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious island. It became famous for its intricate mythology and twists.
Common usage
Lost turns up frequently in crosswords precisely because of that letter mix. Short, vowel-friendly words like LOST are a constructor's best friend: they interlock cleanly with longer entries and help a grid come together without awkward letter clashes. When you see a 4-letter slot and already have a crossing letter or two, LOST is often quick to confirm — especially once the L or T is in place.
Crossword trivia
Because it is only 4 letters long, LOST appears far more often in daily mini and themed puzzles than longer, more obscure words. Regular solvers come to recognize it on sight, and it is exactly the kind of entry worth committing to memory: the more common short words you know cold, the faster your solve times become.
Stuck on this clue?
If "ABC drama about plane-crash survivors" has you stuck, don't force it — jump to the clues crossing this slot instead. Filling in even one or two intersecting letters usually makes LOST obvious. That crossing-first approach is the single most useful habit for improving at crosswords, and it works on everything from the quick daily Mini to a full Sunday grid.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue LOST — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing LOST into the grid took no time at all."
- "Lost is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'ABC drama about plane-crash survivors' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in LOST almost immediately."
- "Once the L was confirmed by the crossing word, LOST was the only entry that fit."