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Octordle hints and answers for November 9, 2026

Octordle #1750 · November 9, 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 ALONE and then FIRST. 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: 2 vowels
  2. Word 2: 2 vowels
  3. Word 3: 1 vowel
  4. Word 4: 1 vowel, plus a Y
  5. Word 5: 3 vowels
  6. Word 6: 1 vowel, plus a Y
  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: yes, one letter appears more than once
  7. Word 7: no repeated letters
  8. Word 8: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
  1. Word 1: A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
  2. Word 2: An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
  3. Word 3: To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
  4. Word 4: ____.
  5. Word 5: Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
  6. Word 6: A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
  7. Word 7: Of or relating to punishment.
  8. Word 8: To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
  1. Word 1: starts with F
  2. Word 2: starts with T
  3. Word 3: starts with S
  4. Word 4: starts with C
  5. Word 5: starts with A
  6. Word 6: starts with J
  7. Word 7: starts with P
  8. Word 8: starts with R
Hint 6: First and last letters
  1. Word 1: F _ _ _ D
  2. Word 2: T _ _ _ L
  3. Word 3: S _ _ _ L
  4. Word 4: C _ _ _ Y
  5. Word 5: A _ _ _ T
  6. Word 6: J _ _ _ Y
  7. Word 7: P _ _ _ L
  8. Word 8: R _ _ _ E
Show all 8 answers
  1. FIELD
  2. TOTAL
  3. SNARL
  4. COMFY
  5. ABOUT
  6. JETTY
  7. PENAL
  8. RINSE

The answers to Octordle #1750 are FIELD, TOTAL, SNARL, COMFY, ABOUT, JETTY, PENAL, RINSE.

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What today's answers mean
  • FIELD: A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
  • TOTAL: An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
  • SNARL: To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
  • COMFY: Comfortable.
  • ABOUT: Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
  • JETTY: A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
  • PENAL: Of or relating to punishment.
  • RINSE: To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.

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