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Daily 4-Letter Word #14: October 7, 2026

Stuck on today's four-letter puzzle? The hints below go from gentle to obvious, and the answer stays hidden until you tap it. Give the daily game one more try first.

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Hints for #14

Hint 1: Letter pattern

The word has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U) and 3 consonants, counting Y as a consonant. No letter repeats.

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter Y.

Hint 3: Meaning

Dictionary hint: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

Hint 4: Last letter and pattern

It ends with N. Pattern: Y _ _ N

Answer

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About this word

The answer has 1 vowel and 3 consonants. All four of its letters are different, so every guess can test fresh letters. Of the 1,386 words in the four-letter daily list, 15 (1.1%) start with Y and 87 (6.3%) end with N. Its rarest letter is Y, which shows up in only 6.6% of them.

Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

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Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to daily 4-letter word #14?

It is a four-letter word that starts with Y and ends with N. The full answer is in the last step of the hints above; tap it to reveal. The page updates when puzzle #15 comes out at midnight Eastern Time.

How many guesses do you get?

You get 6 guesses for a 4-letter word. Puzzles with 4 to 7 letters give six guesses; 8 and 9 letters give seven.

When does the next daily puzzle come out?

Every day at midnight Eastern Time (New York). Everyone plays the same words that day, in every length from 4 to 9 letters.

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