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 OPERA and then ITCHY. Between them they use 10 different letters that appear somewhere in today's answers.
Hint 2: How many vowels each word has
- Word 1: 0 vowels, plus a Y
- Word 2: 1 vowel, plus a Y
- Word 3: 2 vowels
- Word 4: 2 vowels, plus a Y
- Word 5: 2 vowels
- Word 6: 2 vowels
- Word 7: 1 vowel
- Word 8: 2 vowels
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
- Word 1: no repeated letters
- Word 2: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 3: no repeated letters
- Word 4: no repeated letters
- Word 5: no repeated letters
- Word 6: no repeated letters
- Word 7: no repeated letters
- Word 8: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
- Word 1: Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
- Word 2: A young cat; a ____.
- Word 3: One who ____.
- Word 4: Stupid, silly.
- Word 5: An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.
- Word 6: Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
- Word 7: A practical joke or mischievous trick.
- Word 8: To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with N
- Word 2: starts with K
- Word 3: starts with G
- Word 4: starts with D
- Word 5: starts with T
- Word 6: starts with C
- Word 7: starts with P
- Word 8: starts with C
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: N _ _ _ H
- Word 2: K _ _ _ Y
- Word 3: G _ _ _ R
- Word 4: D _ _ _ Y
- Word 5: T _ _ _ Z
- Word 6: C _ _ _ S
- Word 7: P _ _ _ K
- Word 8: C _ _ _ D
Show all 8 answers
- NYMPH
- KITTY
- GAZER
- DOPEY
- TOPAZ
- CHAOS
- PRANK
- CRIED
The answers to Octordle #1728 are NYMPH, KITTY, GAZER, DOPEY, TOPAZ, CHAOS, PRANK, CRIED.
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What today's answers mean
- NYMPH: Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
- KITTY: A young cat; a kitten.
- GAZER: One who gazes.
- DOPEY: Stupid, silly.
- TOPAZ: An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.
- CHAOS: Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
- PRANK: A practical joke or mischievous trick.
- CRIED: To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
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