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Daily 4-Letter Word #23: October 16, 2026
Hints and the answer for the four-letter daily puzzle from October 16, 2026 (#23). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.
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Hints for #23
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U) and 3 consonants. No letter repeats.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter H.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with K. Pattern: H _ _ K
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, 83 (6%) start with H and 111 (8%) end with K. Its rarest letter is W, which shows up in only 8.8% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
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Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 4-letter word #23?
The answer to #23 (October 16, 2026) was HAWK.
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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