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Daily 8-Letter Word #25: October 18, 2026
Hints and the answer for the eight-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 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 5 consonants. Two letters appear twice.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter E.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with C. Pattern: E _ _ _ _ _ _ C
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It repeats L and I, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 2,029 words in the eight-letter daily list, 98 (4.8%) start with E and 66 (3.3%) end with C. Its rarest letter is P, which shows up in only 18% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
Same day, other lengths
Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 8-letter word #25?
The answer to #25 (October 18, 2026) was ELLIPTIC.
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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