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 IDEAL and then SHUNT. 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: 2 vowels
- Word 4: 1 vowel
- Word 5: 2 vowels, plus a Y
- 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: no repeated letters
- Word 3: no repeated letters
- Word 4: no repeated letters
- Word 5: no repeated letters
- Word 6: no repeated letters
- Word 7: no repeated letters
- Word 8: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
- Word 1: Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- Word 2: Finely chopped meat; ____ meat.
- Word 3: A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
- Word 4: Having a soft, fluffy exterior (of a man-made object, especially stuffed animals or upholstery).
- Word 5: On the current day or date.
- Word 6: A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
- Word 7: One who ____ something.
- Word 8: Furious; raging; extremely violent.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with S
- Word 2: starts with M
- Word 3: starts with F
- Word 4: starts with P
- Word 5: starts with T
- Word 6: starts with J
- Word 7: starts with F
- Word 8: starts with R
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: S _ _ _ E
- Word 2: M _ _ _ E
- Word 3: F _ _ _ D
- Word 4: P _ _ _ H
- Word 5: T _ _ _ Y
- Word 6: J _ _ _ T
- Word 7: F _ _ _ R
- Word 8: R _ _ _ D
Show all 8 answers
- SHADE
- MINCE
- FLUID
- PLUSH
- TODAY
- JAUNT
- FILER
- RABID
The answers to Octordle #1737 are SHADE, MINCE, FLUID, PLUSH, TODAY, JAUNT, FILER, RABID.
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What today's answers mean
- SHADE: Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- MINCE: Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
- FLUID: A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
- PLUSH: Having a soft, fluffy exterior (of a man-made object, especially stuffed animals or upholstery).
- TODAY: On the current day or date.
- JAUNT: A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
- FILER: One who files something.
- RABID: Furious; raging; extremely violent.
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