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Octordle hints and answers for November 6, 2026

Octordle #1747 · November 6, 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 AISLE and then BOUND. 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: 2 vowels
  3. Word 3: 2 vowels
  4. Word 4: 2 vowels
  5. Word 5: 3 vowels
  6. Word 6: 1 vowel, plus a Y
  7. Word 7: 2 vowels
  8. Word 8: 3 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: no repeated letters
  8. Word 8: yes, one letter appears more than once
Hint 4: What each word means
  1. Word 1: A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), wi...
  2. Word 2: To burn slightly.
  3. Word 3: A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre.
  4. Word 4: A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
  5. Word 5: Optimal; being the best possibility.
  6. Word 6: Filled with ____.
  7. Word 7: A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used ...
  8. Word 8: To give a false representation of.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
  1. Word 1: starts with W
  2. Word 2: starts with S
  3. Word 3: starts with M
  4. Word 4: starts with S
  5. Word 5: starts with I
  6. Word 6: starts with S
  7. Word 7: starts with D
  8. Word 8: starts with B
Hint 6: First and last letters
  1. Word 1: W _ _ _ H
  2. Word 2: S _ _ _ E
  3. Word 3: M _ _ _ O
  4. Word 4: S _ _ _ P
  5. Word 5: I _ _ _ L
  6. Word 6: S _ _ _ Y
  7. Word 7: D _ _ _ T
  8. Word 8: B _ _ _ E
Show all 8 answers
  1. WINCH
  2. SINGE
  3. MAMBO
  4. SHEEP
  5. IDEAL
  6. SMOKY
  7. DUVET
  8. BELIE

The answers to Octordle #1747 are WINCH, SINGE, MAMBO, SHEEP, IDEAL, SMOKY, DUVET, BELIE.

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What today's answers mean
  • WINCH: A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearin...
  • SINGE: To burn slightly.
  • MAMBO: A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre.
  • SHEEP: A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
  • IDEAL: Optimal; being the best possibility.
  • SMOKY: Filled with smoke.
  • DUVET: A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets;...
  • BELIE: To give a false representation of.

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