Distress call which comes from the pronunciation of “help me” in French Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Distress call which comes from the pronunciation of “help me” in French last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MAYDAY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAYDAY Distress call which comes from the pronunciation of “help me” in French (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 24, 2017
6% SOS Maritime distress call (3) Newsday Oct 21, 2025
6% OHBEAPAL "Come on, help me out" (8) New York Times Aug 27, 2025
5% SUEDE Material whose name comes from the French for "gloves from Sweden" (5) The Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
5% UPSET Distressed (5) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
5% ACCENT Emphasis on pronunciation (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 19, 2025
5% TWEET Call from the branch? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
5% CAW Call from a crow (3)
5% MOI French for "me" (3)
5% HAILS Comes (from) (5) Universal Sep 20, 2025

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