Madman
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person who is mentally ill or who behaves in a dangerously irrational and unpredictable manner.
“The journalist described the rogue commander as a madman who had dragged the region into unnecessary conflict.”
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Wordle
No repeated vowels, ends in MAN, one of the most frequently encountered word endings
Scrabble
Worth 11 points, M appears at both ends, an unusual structural feature that can surprise opponents
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