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 GRATE and then BLOWN. Between them they use 10 different letters that appear somewhere in today's answers.
Hint 2: How many vowels each word has
- Word 1: 1 vowel
- Word 2: 1 vowel, plus a Y
- Word 3: 2 vowels
- Word 4: 3 vowels
- Word 5: 1 vowel
- Word 6: 2 vowels
- Word 7: 1 vowel
- Word 8: 3 vowels
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
- Word 1: no repeated letters
- Word 2: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 3: no repeated letters
- Word 4: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 5: no repeated letters
- Word 6: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 7: no repeated letters
- Word 8: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
- Word 1: A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
- Word 2: Containing programming errors.
- Word 3: A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
- Word 4: A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- Word 5: Cleared of mines (explosive devices).
- Word 6: To throw out or remove forcefully.
- Word 7: To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- Word 8: A statement attributed to a person; a ____.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with P
- Word 2: starts with B
- Word 3: starts with B
- Word 4: starts with A
- Word 5: starts with S
- Word 6: starts with E
- Word 7: starts with C
- Word 8: starts with Q
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: P _ _ _ G
- Word 2: B _ _ _ Y
- Word 3: B _ _ _ E
- Word 4: A _ _ _ A
- Word 5: S _ _ _ T
- Word 6: E _ _ _ T
- Word 7: C _ _ _ L
- Word 8: Q _ _ _ E
Show all 8 answers
- PRONG
- BUGGY
- BADGE
- AROMA
- SWEPT
- EJECT
- CRAWL
- QUOTE
The answers to Octordle #1746 are PRONG, BUGGY, BADGE, AROMA, SWEPT, EJECT, CRAWL, QUOTE.
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What today's answers mean
- PRONG: A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
- BUGGY: Containing programming errors.
- BADGE: A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
- AROMA: A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- SWEPT: Cleared of mines (explosive devices).
- EJECT: To throw out or remove forcefully.
- CRAWL: To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- QUOTE: A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.
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