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Daily 8-Letter Word #29: October 22, 2026

Hints and the answer for the eight-letter daily puzzle from October 22, 2026 (#29). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.

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Hints for #29

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 B.

Hint 3: Meaning

Dictionary hint: a person with dark (brown) hair

Hint 4: Last letter and pattern

It ends with E. Pattern: B _ _ _ _ _ _ E

Answer

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About this word

The answer has 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It repeats E and T, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 2,029 words in the eight-letter daily list, 85 (4.2%) start with B and 485 (24%) end with E. Its rarest letter is B, which shows up in only 13% of them.

Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: a person with dark (brown) hair

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Frequently asked questions

What was the answer to daily 8-letter word #29?

The answer to #29 (October 22, 2026) was BRUNETTE.

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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