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Daily 9-Letter Word #26: October 19, 2026

Hints and the answer for the nine-letter daily puzzle from October 19, 2026 (#26). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.

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Hints for #26

Hint 1: Letter pattern

The word has 4 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 5 consonants. One letter appears twice.

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter D.

Hint 3: Meaning

Dictionary hint: the act of decreasing something markedly

Hint 4: Last letter and pattern

It ends with N. Pattern: D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N

Answer

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About this word

The answer has 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It repeats E, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 1,850 words in the nine-letter daily list, 114 (6.2%) start with D and 200 (11%) end with N. Its rarest letter is P, which shows up in only 22% of them.

Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: the act of decreasing something markedly

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Frequently asked questions

What was the answer to daily 9-letter word #26?

The answer to #26 (October 19, 2026) was DEPLETION.

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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