The answer
What kind of word
Wiktionary lists it as a noun.
Where the vowels sit
The vowels are the second and fifth letters.
How it starts
Begins with D.
The middle letter
The middle letter is G.
How it ends
Ends in A.
Reveal the answer
DOGMA
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Compare the letters after solving
For DOGMA, the pattern __GM_ fixes positions 3 and 4. It matches 10 of 14757 words in our independent five-letter dictionary: DOGMA, MAGMA, MIGMA, PEGMA, PIGMY, PYGMY, REGMA, RIGMO ….
2 dictionary words differ at exactly one position: DOLMA, DOUMA. Check that differing position before treating a familiar spelling as the solution.
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Why these alphabetical bounds work
DOGMA comes after DOGLY: the first different letter is at position 4, where DOGMA has M and DOGLY has L. Earlier positions match.
DOGMA comes before DOHYO: the first different letter is at position 3, where DOGMA has G and DOHYO has H. Earlier positions match.
These neighbours come from our independent dictionary. They illustrate alphabetical comparison, not an official distance score or a recorded play session.
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Also on October 4, 2026
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