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Daily 5-Letter Word #12: October 5, 2026
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Hints for #12
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U) and 4 consonants, counting Y as a consonant. No letter repeats.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter H.
Hint 3: Last letter and pattern
It ends with R. Pattern: H _ _ _ R
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 1 vowel and 4 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, 61 (3%) start with H and 163 (8.1%) end with R. Its rarest letter is P, which shows up in only 15% of them.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to daily 5-letter word #12?
It is a five-letter word that starts with H and ends with R. The full answer is in the last step of the hints above; tap it to reveal. The page updates when puzzle #13 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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