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Octordle hints and answers for October 20, 2026

Octordle #1730 · October 20, 2026 · Every hint stays hidden until you tap it

Hints for all eight words in today's Octordle, from gentle to strong. Word 1 is the top-left board, and the rest follow in reading order.

Hint 1: Two strong opening words for today

Start with CATER and then BINGO. Between them they use 10 different letters that appear somewhere in today's answers.

Hint 2: How many vowels each word has
  1. Word 1: 2 vowels
  2. Word 2: 2 vowels
  3. Word 3: 2 vowels
  4. Word 4: 2 vowels
  5. Word 5: 1 vowel, plus a Y
  6. Word 6: 1 vowel, plus a Y
  7. Word 7: 1 vowel
  8. Word 8: 2 vowels
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
  1. Word 1: no repeated letters
  2. Word 2: no repeated letters
  3. Word 3: no repeated letters
  4. Word 4: yes, one letter appears more than once
  5. Word 5: no repeated letters
  6. Word 6: yes, one letter appears more than once
  7. Word 7: no repeated letters
  8. Word 8: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
  1. Word 1: A material in the form of ____.
  2. Word 2: To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
  3. Word 3: A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.
  4. Word 4: The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495, 570 nm.
  5. Word 5: Boring and unoriginal.
  6. Word 6: A child's nurse.
  7. Word 7: Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
  8. Word 8: To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
  1. Word 1: starts with F
  2. Word 2: starts with V
  3. Word 3: starts with C
  4. Word 4: starts with G
  5. Word 5: starts with C
  6. Word 6: starts with N
  7. Word 7: starts with S
  8. Word 8: starts with R
Hint 6: First and last letters
  1. Word 1: F _ _ _ R
  2. Word 2: V _ _ _ T
  3. Word 3: C _ _ _ E
  4. Word 4: G _ _ _ N
  5. Word 5: C _ _ _ Y
  6. Word 6: N _ _ _ Y
  7. Word 7: S _ _ _ K
  8. Word 8: R _ _ _ T
Show all 8 answers
  1. FIBER
  2. VOMIT
  3. CRATE
  4. GREEN
  5. CORNY
  6. NANNY
  7. SLACK
  8. REBUT

The answers to Octordle #1730 are FIBER, VOMIT, CRATE, GREEN, CORNY, NANNY, SLACK, REBUT.

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What today's answers mean
  • FIBER: A material in the form of fibers.
  • VOMIT: To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
  • CRATE: A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods.
  • GREEN: The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495, 570 nm.
  • CORNY: Boring and unoriginal.
  • NANNY: A child's nurse.
  • SLACK: Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
  • REBUT: To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.

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