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Daily 6-Letter Word #25: October 18, 2026
Hints and the answer for the six-letter daily puzzle from October 18, 2026 (#25). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.
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Hints for #25
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 4 consonants. No letter repeats.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter S.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with L. Pattern: S _ _ _ _ L
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 2 vowels and 4 consonants. All six of its letters are different, so every guess can test fresh letters. Of the 2,208 words in the six-letter daily list, 290 (13%) start with S and 132 (6%) end with L. Its rarest letter is V, which shows up in only 6.7% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin
Same day, other lengths
Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 6-letter word #25?
The answer to #25 (October 18, 2026) was SWIVEL.
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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