matey
adjective / noun
Meaning
- adjectiveSociable or friendly.
Example:
You've been very matey with that new bird.
- nounDiminutive of mate, friend.
Example:
Hello, matey, just back from the pub?
- nounAlternative form of maty (“native house servant in India”).
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,280 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 92% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None