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Daily 4-Letter Word #20: October 13, 2026

Hints and the answer for the four-letter daily puzzle from October 13, 2026 (#20). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.

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Hints for #20

Hint 1: Letter pattern

The word has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U) and 3 consonants. One letter appears twice.

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter K.

Hint 3: Meaning

Dictionary hint: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

Hint 4: Last letter and pattern

It ends with S. Pattern: K _ _ S

Answer

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About this word

The answer has 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It repeats S, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 1,386 words in the four-letter daily list, 21 (1.5%) start with K and 31 (2.2%) end with S. Its rarest letter is K, which shows up in only 11% of them.

Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

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Frequently asked questions

What was the answer to daily 4-letter word #20?

The answer to #20 (October 13, 2026) was KISS.

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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