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Octordle hints and answers for November 8, 2026

Octordle #1749 · November 8, 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 ACORN and then EMPTY. 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, plus a Y
  2. Word 2: 1 vowel
  3. Word 3: 1 vowel
  4. Word 4: 2 vowels, plus a Y
  5. Word 5: 2 vowels
  6. Word 6: 2 vowels
  7. Word 7: 2 vowels
  8. Word 8: 2 vowels
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
  1. Word 1: no repeated letters
  2. Word 2: yes, one letter appears more than once
  3. Word 3: no repeated letters
  4. Word 4: no repeated letters
  5. Word 5: no repeated letters
  6. Word 6: no repeated letters
  7. Word 7: yes, one letter appears more than once
  8. Word 8: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
  1. Word 1: An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
  2. Word 2: Accepted, familiar, researched.
  3. Word 3: A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
  4. Word 4: Of, relating to, or containing ____.
  5. Word 5: A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
  6. Word 6: A town in Sunninghill and ____ parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, and the location of the famous ____ Racecourse.
  7. Word 7: Of or relating to a navy.
  8. Word 8: A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and...
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
  1. Word 1: starts with P
  2. Word 2: starts with K
  3. Word 3: starts with B
  4. Word 4: starts with M
  5. Word 5: starts with E
  6. Word 6: starts with A
  7. Word 7: starts with N
  8. Word 8: starts with A
Hint 6: First and last letters
  1. Word 1: P _ _ _ Y
  2. Word 2: K _ _ _ N
  3. Word 3: B _ _ _ N
  4. Word 4: M _ _ _ Y
  5. Word 5: E _ _ _ H
  6. Word 6: A _ _ _ T
  7. Word 7: N _ _ _ L
  8. Word 8: A _ _ _ R
Show all 8 answers
  1. PROXY
  2. KNOWN
  3. BROWN
  4. MEATY
  5. EPOCH
  6. ASCOT
  7. NAVAL
  8. AMBER

The answers to Octordle #1749 are PROXY, KNOWN, BROWN, MEATY, EPOCH, ASCOT, NAVAL, AMBER.

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What today's answers mean
  • PROXY: An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
  • KNOWN: Accepted, familiar, researched.
  • BROWN: A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
  • MEATY: Of, relating to, or containing meat.
  • EPOCH: A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
  • ASCOT: A town in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, and the location of the famous Ascot Racecourse.
  • NAVAL: Of or relating to a navy.
  • AMBER: A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as ...

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