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Daily 9-Letter Word #21: October 14, 2026
Hints and the answer for the nine-letter daily puzzle from October 14, 2026 (#21). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.
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Hints for #21
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 4 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 5 consonants. Two letters appear 3 times.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter R.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with R. Pattern: R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It repeats R and E, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 1,850 words in the nine-letter daily list, 96 (5.2%) start with R and 156 (8.4%) end with R. Its rarest letter is V, which shows up in only 11% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
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Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 9-letter word #21?
The answer to #21 (October 14, 2026) was RETRIEVER.
How many guesses do you get?
You get 7 guesses for a 9-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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