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Octordle hints and answers for October 21, 2026

Octordle #1731 · October 21, 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 HASTE and then ROUND. 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: 3 vowels
  4. Word 4: 2 vowels
  5. Word 5: 2 vowels
  6. Word 6: 2 vowels, plus a Y
  7. Word 7: 1 vowel
  8. Word 8: 1 vowel
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
  1. Word 1: no repeated letters
  2. Word 2: no repeated letters
  3. Word 3: no repeated letters
  4. Word 4: no repeated letters
  5. Word 5: yes, one letter appears more than once
  6. Word 6: no repeated letters
  7. Word 7: no repeated letters
  8. Word 8: yes, one letter appears more than once
Hint 4: What each word means
  1. Word 1: The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a c...
  2. Word 2: Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
  3. Word 3: Intense; sensitive; sharp.
  4. Word 4: Weighed down with a load, burdened.
  5. Word 5: To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
  6. Word 6: Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which the...
  7. Word 7: To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
  8. Word 8: The employees of a business.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
  1. Word 1: starts with T
  2. Word 2: starts with P
  3. Word 3: starts with A
  4. Word 4: starts with L
  5. Word 5: starts with B
  6. Word 6: starts with H
  7. Word 7: starts with T
  8. Word 8: starts with S
Hint 6: First and last letters
  1. Word 1: T _ _ _ S
  2. Word 2: P _ _ _ T
  3. Word 3: A _ _ _ E
  4. Word 4: L _ _ _ N
  5. Word 5: B _ _ _ T
  6. Word 6: H _ _ _ A
  7. Word 7: T _ _ _ W
  8. Word 8: S _ _ _ F
Show all 8 answers
  1. TORUS
  2. PIVOT
  3. ACUTE
  4. LADEN
  5. BESET
  6. HYENA
  7. THREW
  8. STAFF

The answers to Octordle #1731 are TORUS, PIVOT, ACUTE, LADEN, BESET, HYENA, THREW, STAFF.

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What today's answers mean
  • TORUS: The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line ...
  • PIVOT: Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
  • ACUTE: Intense; sensitive; sharp.
  • LADEN: Weighed down with a load, burdened.
  • BESET: To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
  • HYENA: Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
  • THREW: To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
  • STAFF: The employees of a business.

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