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Octordle hints and answers for October 24, 2026

Octordle #1734 · October 24, 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 ADORN and then SLICE. 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: 1 vowel
  2. Word 2: 1 vowel
  3. Word 3: 2 vowels
  4. Word 4: 2 vowels
  5. Word 5: 2 vowels, plus a Y
  6. Word 6: 1 vowel, plus a Y
  7. Word 7: 2 vowels
  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: yes, one letter appears more than once
  4. Word 4: yes, one letter appears more than once
  5. Word 5: no repeated letters
  6. Word 6: no repeated letters
  7. Word 7: yes, one letter appears more than once
  8. Word 8: yes, one letter appears more than once
Hint 4: What each word means
  1. Word 1: Unable to move.
  2. Word 2: A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
  3. Word 3: Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
  4. Word 4: To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.
  5. Word 5: Pouring with ____; wet; showery
  6. Word 6: To greet informally, especially by saying "____"
  7. Word 7: Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because t...
  8. Word 8: A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
  1. Word 1: starts with S
  2. Word 2: starts with S
  3. Word 3: starts with A
  4. Word 4: starts with R
  5. Word 5: starts with R
  6. Word 6: starts with H
  7. Word 7: starts with C
  8. Word 8: starts with P
Hint 6: First and last letters
  1. Word 1: S _ _ _ K
  2. Word 2: S _ _ _ D
  3. Word 3: A _ _ _ R
  4. Word 4: R _ _ _ L
  5. Word 5: R _ _ _ Y
  6. Word 6: H _ _ _ Y
  7. Word 7: C _ _ _ N
  8. Word 8: P _ _ _ E
Show all 8 answers
  1. STUCK
  2. SWORD
  3. ARDOR
  4. REVEL
  5. RAINY
  6. HOWDY
  7. COLON
  8. PENNE

The answers to Octordle #1734 are STUCK, SWORD, ARDOR, REVEL, RAINY, HOWDY, COLON, PENNE.

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What today's answers mean
  • STUCK: Unable to move.
  • SWORD: A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
  • ARDOR: Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
  • REVEL: To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.
  • RAINY: Pouring with rain; wet; showery
  • HOWDY: To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
  • COLON: Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the larg...
  • PENNE: A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.

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