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Daily 4-Letter Word #5: September 28, 2026
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Hints for #5
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 T.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with N. Pattern: T _ _ 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, 94 (6.8%) start with T and 87 (6.3%) end with N. Its rarest letter is H, which shows up in only 13% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
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Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to daily 4-letter word #5?
It is a four-letter word that starts with T 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 #6 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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