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Daily 6-Letter Word #24: October 17, 2026
Hints and the answer for the six-letter daily puzzle from October 17, 2026 (#24). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.
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Hints for #24
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 4 consonants, counting Y as a consonant. One letter appears twice.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter A.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with Y. Pattern: A _ _ _ _ Y
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It repeats A, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 2,208 words in the six-letter daily list, 127 (5.8%) start with A and 273 (12%) end with Y. Its rarest letter is H, which shows up in only 15% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
Same day, other lengths
Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 6-letter word #24?
The answer to #24 (October 17, 2026) was APATHY.
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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