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Daily 5-Letter Word #5: September 28, 2026
Stuck on today's five-letter puzzle? The hints below go from gentle to obvious, and the answer stays hidden until you tap it. Give the daily game one more try first.
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Hints for #5
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 B.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with O. Pattern: B _ _ _ O
Answer
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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, 153 (7.6%) start with B and 61 (3%) end with O. Its rarest letter is B, which shows up in only 11% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
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Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to daily 5-letter word #5?
It is a five-letter word that starts with B and ends with O. 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 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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