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 ARGUE and then DISCO. 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, plus a Y
- Word 3: 1 vowel
- Word 4: 1 vowel, plus a Y
- Word 5: 3 vowels
- Word 6: 2 vowels
- Word 7: 2 vowels
- Word 8: 2 vowels
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
- Word 1: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 2: no repeated letters
- Word 3: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 4: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 5: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 6: no repeated letters
- Word 7: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 8: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
- Word 1: To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
- Word 2: Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- Word 3: To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
- Word 4: A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.
- Word 5: Relating to the ilium.
- Word 6: To remain stationary or float in the air.
- Word 7: A person who participates in ____, especially an athlete.
- Word 8: The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with F
- Word 2: starts with G
- Word 3: starts with S
- Word 4: starts with M
- Word 5: starts with I
- Word 6: starts with H
- Word 7: starts with R
- Word 8: starts with F
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: F _ _ _ O
- Word 2: G _ _ _ Y
- Word 3: S _ _ _ H
- Word 4: M _ _ _ Y
- Word 5: I _ _ _ C
- Word 6: H _ _ _ R
- Word 7: R _ _ _ R
- Word 8: F _ _ _ D
Show all 8 answers
- FORGO
- GAUDY
- SHUSH
- MISSY
- ILIAC
- HOVER
- RACER
- FRAUD
The answers to Octordle #1736 are FORGO, GAUDY, SHUSH, MISSY, ILIAC, HOVER, RACER, FRAUD.
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What today's answers mean
- FORGO: To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
- GAUDY: Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- SHUSH: To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
- MISSY: A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.
- ILIAC: Relating to the ilium.
- HOVER: To remain stationary or float in the air.
- RACER: A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.
- FRAUD: The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
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