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Daily 4-Letter Word #25: October 18, 2026

Hints and the answer for the four-letter daily puzzle from October 18, 2026 (#25). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.

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Hints for #25

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 P.

Hint 3: Meaning

Dictionary hint: a range horse of the western United States

Hint 4: Last letter and pattern

It ends with Y. Pattern: P _ _ Y

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, 96 (6.9%) start with P and 64 (4.6%) end with Y. Its rarest letter is Y, which shows up in only 6.6% of them.

Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: a range horse of the western United States

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Frequently asked questions

What was the answer to daily 4-letter word #25?

The answer to #25 (October 18, 2026) was PONY.

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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