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 CORNY. Between them they use 10 different letters that appear somewhere in today's answers.
Hint 2: How many vowels each word has
- Word 1: 3 vowels
- Word 2: 2 vowels
- Word 3: 3 vowels
- Word 4: 2 vowels
- Word 5: 1 vowel, plus a Y
- Word 6: 1 vowel, plus a Y
- 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: no repeated letters
- 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: The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major ...
- Word 2: Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.
- Word 3: An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- Word 4: The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
- Word 5: The words of a song or other vocal music.
- Word 6: One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
- Word 7: A phonograph record that is composed of several tracks.
- Word 8: A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with A
- Word 2: starts with F
- Word 3: starts with D
- Word 4: starts with S
- Word 5: starts with L
- Word 6: starts with T
- Word 7: starts with A
- Word 8: starts with S
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: A _ _ _ A
- Word 2: F _ _ _ L
- Word 3: D _ _ _ E
- Word 4: S _ _ _ E
- Word 5: L _ _ _ C
- Word 6: T _ _ _ Y
- Word 7: A _ _ _ M
- Word 8: S _ _ _ L
Show all 8 answers
- ARENA
- FOCAL
- DIODE
- SCOPE
- LYRIC
- TALLY
- ALBUM
- SPIEL
The answers to Octordle #1748 are ARENA, FOCAL, DIODE, SCOPE, LYRIC, TALLY, ALBUM, SPIEL.
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What today's answers mean
- ARENA: The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as conc...
- FOCAL: Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.
- DIODE: An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- SCOPE: The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
- LYRIC: The words of a song or other vocal music.
- TALLY: One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
- ALBUM: A phonograph record that is composed of several tracks.
- SPIEL: A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
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