Daily Morse #240
The puzzle from 2026-09-29. Play it by ear, or read the answer below.
Guess 1 of 6
The answer
The word was DISTRESS, which is -.. .. ... - .-. . ... ... in Morse code.
Hint: State of danger. Category: Emergency.
By the numbers
DISTRESS has 8 letters, 16 dits and 3 dahs. At 20 WPM it takes 3.4 seconds to send.
Letter by letter
| D | -.. |
| I | .. |
| S | ... |
| T | - |
| R | .-. |
| E | . |
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