Mayday
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An internationally recognised spoken distress signal used in radio communication, derived from the French phrase m'aider meaning help me.
“The pilot broadcast a mayday call after the engine cut out over the English Channel.”
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MAYDAY has repeated A letters in positions two and five, confirming both As early is a strong Wordle move.
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Worth 13 points, the Y scores 4 and the repeated A means two vowels are used very efficiently.
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