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Daily 6-Letter Word #23: October 16, 2026
Hints and the answer for the six-letter daily puzzle from October 16, 2026 (#23). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.
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Hints for #23
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 3 consonants. One letter appears twice.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter D.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with T. Pattern: D _ _ _ _ T
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It repeats U, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 2,208 words in the six-letter daily list, 122 (5.5%) start with D and 263 (12%) end with T. Its rarest letter is G, which shows up in only 12% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
Same day, other lengths
Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 6-letter word #23?
The answer to #23 (October 16, 2026) was DUGOUT.
How many guesses do you get?
You get 6 guesses for a 6-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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