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Daily 7-Letter Word #16: October 9, 2026
Stuck on today's seven-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 #16
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 4 consonants. One letter appears twice.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter G.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with C. Pattern: G _ _ _ _ _ C
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It repeats E, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 2,120 words in the seven-letter daily list, 57 (2.7%) start with G and 44 (2.1%) end with C. Its rarest letter is G, which shows up in only 15% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
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Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to daily 7-letter word #16?
It is a seven-letter word that starts with G and ends with C. The full answer is in the last step of the hints above; tap it to reveal. The page updates when puzzle #17 comes out at midnight Eastern Time.
How many guesses do you get?
You get 6 guesses for a 7-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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