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Daily 8-Letter Word #16: October 9, 2026
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Hints for #16
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 5 consonants. No letter repeats.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter A.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with E. Pattern: A _ _ _ _ _ _ E
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 3 vowels and 5 consonants. All eight of its letters are different, so every guess can test fresh letters. Of the 2,029 words in the eight-letter daily list, 134 (6.6%) start with A and 485 (24%) end with E. Its rarest letter is K, which shows up in only 7% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria
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Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to daily 8-letter word #16?
It is a eight-letter word that starts with A and ends with E. 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 7 guesses for a 8-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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