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 AROSE and then DIMLY. Between them they use 10 different letters that appear somewhere in today's answers.
Hint 2: How many vowels each word has
- Word 1: 2 vowels
- Word 2: 2 vowels
- Word 3: 2 vowels
- Word 4: 2 vowels, plus a Y
- Word 5: 1 vowel
- Word 6: 1 vowel, plus a Y
- Word 7: 3 vowels
- Word 8: 2 vowels
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
- Word 1: no repeated letters
- Word 2: no repeated letters
- Word 3: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 4: no repeated letters
- Word 5: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 6: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 7: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 8: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
- Word 1: A lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass on lawns.
- Word 2: Pertaining to the kidneys.
- Word 3: To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
- Word 4: Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- Word 5: To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
- Word 6: A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.
- Word 7: Relating to the ilium.
- Word 8: To remain stationary or float in the air.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with M
- Word 2: starts with R
- Word 3: starts with F
- Word 4: starts with G
- Word 5: starts with S
- Word 6: starts with M
- Word 7: starts with I
- Word 8: starts with H
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: M _ _ _ R
- Word 2: R _ _ _ L
- Word 3: F _ _ _ O
- Word 4: G _ _ _ Y
- Word 5: S _ _ _ H
- Word 6: M _ _ _ Y
- Word 7: I _ _ _ C
- Word 8: H _ _ _ R
Show all 8 answers
- MOWER
- RENAL
- FORGO
- GAUDY
- SHUSH
- MISSY
- ILIAC
- HOVER
The answers to Octordle #1753 are MOWER, RENAL, FORGO, GAUDY, SHUSH, MISSY, ILIAC, HOVER.
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More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
What today's answers mean
- MOWER: A lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass on lawns.
- RENAL: Pertaining to the kidneys.
- FORGO: To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
- GAUDY: Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- SHUSH: To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
- MISSY: A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.
- ILIAC: Relating to the ilium.
- HOVER: To remain stationary or float in the air.
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