Infinite Wordplay › Archive › 5 letters › #28
Daily 5-Letter Word #28: October 21, 2026
Hints and the answer for the five-letter daily puzzle from October 21, 2026 (#28). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.
Play puzzle #28 now → Opens this word in infinite mode, no spoilers.
Hints for #28
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 3 consonants. No letter repeats.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter D.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with T. Pattern: D _ _ _ T
Answer
(tap to reveal)
About this word
The answer has 2 vowels and 3 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, 90 (4.5%) start with D and 218 (11%) end with T. Its rarest letter is B, which shows up in only 11% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
Same day, other lengths
Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 5-letter word #28?
The answer to #28 (October 21, 2026) was DEBIT.
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.
All 5-letter puzzles · Archive home · Infinite 5 letters · 5-letter word lists · Word finder