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 AGILE and then COUNT. Between them they use 10 different letters that appear somewhere in today's answers.
Hint 2: How many vowels each word has
- Word 1: 2 vowels
- Word 2: 2 vowels
- Word 3: 3 vowels
- Word 4: 3 vowels
- Word 5: 2 vowels
- Word 6: 2 vowels
- Word 7: 2 vowels
- Word 8: 2 vowels
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
- Word 1: no repeated letters
- Word 2: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 3: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 4: no repeated letters
- Word 5: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 6: no repeated letters
- Word 7: no repeated letters
- Word 8: yes, one letter appears more than once
Hint 4: What each word means
- Word 1: A slender wax candle.
- Word 2: To reverse the effects of an action.
- Word 3: The subject of a sovereign or lord; a ____.
- Word 4: The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
- Word 5: A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.
- Word 6: Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
- Word 7: A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- Word 8: An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with T
- Word 2: starts with U
- Word 3: starts with L
- Word 4: starts with C
- Word 5: starts with P
- Word 6: starts with Q
- Word 7: starts with F
- Word 8: starts with T
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: T _ _ _ R
- Word 2: U _ _ _ D
- Word 3: L _ _ _ E
- Word 4: C _ _ _ E
- Word 5: P _ _ _ N
- Word 6: Q _ _ _ K
- Word 7: F _ _ _ D
- Word 8: T _ _ _ L
Show all 8 answers
- TAPER
- UNDID
- LIEGE
- CAUSE
- PAGAN
- QUICK
- FIELD
- TOTAL
The answers to Octordle #1733 are TAPER, UNDID, LIEGE, CAUSE, PAGAN, QUICK, FIELD, TOTAL.
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What today's answers mean
- TAPER: A slender wax candle.
- UNDID: To reverse the effects of an action.
- LIEGE: The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
- CAUSE: The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
- PAGAN: A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.
- QUICK: Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
- FIELD: A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- TOTAL: An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
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