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Daily 8-Letter Word #24: October 17, 2026
Hints and the answer for the eight-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 6 consonants, counting Y as a consonant. One letter appears twice.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter G.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with N. Pattern: G _ _ _ _ _ _ N
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 2 vowels and 6 consonants. It repeats G, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 2,029 words in the eight-letter daily list, 49 (2.4%) start with G and 181 (8.9%) end with N. Its rarest letter is Y, which shows up in only 15% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body
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Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 8-letter word #24?
The answer to #24 (October 17, 2026) was GLYCOGEN.
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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