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Daily 5-Letter Word #10: October 3, 2026

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Hints for #10

Hint 1: Letter pattern

The word has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 2 consonants. No letter repeats.

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter O.

Hint 3: Meaning

Dictionary hint: evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits

Hint 4: Last letter and pattern

It ends with E. Pattern: O _ _ _ E

Answer

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About this word

The answer has 3 vowels and 2 consonants. All five of its letters are different, so every guess can test fresh letters. Of the 2,022 words in the five-letter daily list, 26 (1.3%) start with O and 388 (19%) end with E. Its rarest letter is V, which shows up in only 6.8% of them.

Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits

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Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to daily 5-letter word #10?

It is a five-letter word that starts with O and ends with E. The full answer is in the last step of the hints above; tap it to reveal. The page updates when puzzle #11 comes out at midnight Eastern Time.

How many guesses do you get?

You get 6 guesses for a 5-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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