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Daily 5-Letter Word #43: November 5, 2026
Hints and the answer for the five-letter daily puzzle from November 5, 2026 (#43). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.
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Hints for #43
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U) and 4 consonants. No letter repeats.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter C.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: hold firmly and tightly
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with P. Pattern: C _ _ _ P
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, 176 (8.7%) start with C and 53 (2.6%) end with P. Its rarest letter is P, which shows up in only 15% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: hold firmly and tightly
Same day, other lengths
Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 5-letter word #43?
The answer to #43 (November 5, 2026) was CLASP.
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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