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Daily 8-Letter Word #27: October 20, 2026
Hints and the answer for the eight-letter daily puzzle from October 20, 2026 (#27). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.
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Hints for #27
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 3 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 5 consonants. One letter appears twice.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter V.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with D. Pattern: V _ _ _ _ _ _ D
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It repeats A, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 2,029 words in the eight-letter daily list, 41 (2%) start with V and 108 (5.3%) end with D. Its rarest letter is V, which shows up in only 11% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community
Same day, other lengths
Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 8-letter word #27?
The answer to #27 (October 20, 2026) was VAGABOND.
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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