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Daily 8-Letter Word #9: October 2, 2026
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Hints for #9
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 4 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 4 consonants. No letter repeats.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter Q.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with N. Pattern: Q _ _ _ _ _ _ N
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 4 vowels and 4 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, 7 (0.3%) start with Q and 181 (8.9%) end with N. Its rarest letter is Q, which shows up in only 1.6% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
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Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to daily 8-letter word #9?
It is a eight-letter word that starts with Q and ends with N. The full answer is in the last step of the hints above; tap it to reveal. The page updates when puzzle #10 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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