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 LAPSE and then BLOWN. Between them they use 9 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: 3 vowels
- Word 4: 1 vowel
- Word 5: 2 vowels
- Word 6: 2 vowels
- Word 7: 2 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: yes, one letter appears more than once
- 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: The fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
- Word 2: a common everyday word (no short definition on file)
- Word 3: An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
- Word 4: To invoke divine favor upon.
- Word 5: The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.
- Word 6: A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
- Word 7: Having to do with the pope or the ____.
- Word 8: In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with W
- Word 2: starts with W
- Word 3: starts with A
- Word 4: starts with B
- Word 5: starts with O
- Word 6: starts with A
- Word 7: starts with P
- Word 8: starts with L
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: W _ _ _ N
- Word 2: W _ _ _ E
- Word 3: A _ _ _ E
- Word 4: B _ _ _ S
- Word 5: O _ _ _ L
- Word 6: A _ _ _ E
- Word 7: P _ _ _ L
- Word 8: L _ _ _ T
Show all 8 answers
- WOMEN
- WHOSE
- ADAGE
- BLESS
- OFFAL
- APPLE
- PAPAL
- LEAST
The answers to Octordle #1756 are WOMEN, WHOSE, ADAGE, BLESS, OFFAL, APPLE, PAPAL, LEAST.
Octordle deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
What today's answers mean
- WOMEN: The fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
- ADAGE: An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
- BLESS: To invoke divine favor upon.
- OFFAL: The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.
- APPLE: A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
- PAPAL: Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
- LEAST: In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.
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