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Octordle hints and answers for October 30, 2026

Octordle #1740 · October 30, 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 SCONE and then DIRTY. 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: 2 vowels
  4. Word 4: 2 vowels
  5. Word 5: 2 vowels, plus a Y
  6. Word 6: 2 vowels
  7. Word 7: 3 vowels
  8. Word 8: 1 vowel
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: yes, one letter appears more than once
  5. Word 5: no repeated letters
  6. Word 6: no repeated letters
  7. Word 7: yes, one letter appears more than once
  8. Word 8: yes, one letter appears more than once
Hint 4: What each word means
  1. Word 1: A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
  2. Word 2: A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
  3. Word 3: A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean ____.
  4. Word 4: Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
  5. Word 5: A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
  6. Word 6: To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly cha...
  7. Word 7: An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
  8. Word 8: Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
  1. Word 1: starts with P
  2. Word 2: starts with C
  3. Word 3: starts with L
  4. Word 4: starts with S
  5. Word 5: starts with D
  6. Word 6: starts with R
  7. Word 7: starts with N
  8. Word 8: starts with S
Hint 6: First and last letters
  1. Word 1: P _ _ _ H
  2. Word 2: C _ _ _ K
  3. Word 3: L _ _ _ R
  4. Word 4: S _ _ _ E
  5. Word 5: D _ _ _ Y
  6. Word 6: R _ _ _ T
  7. Word 7: N _ _ _ E
  8. Word 8: S _ _ _ F
Show all 8 answers
  1. POUCH
  2. CROOK
  3. LINER
  4. SENSE
  5. DECOY
  6. ROAST
  7. NOOSE
  8. STIFF

The answers to Octordle #1740 are POUCH, CROOK, LINER, SENSE, DECOY, ROAST, NOOSE, STIFF.

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What today's answers mean
  • POUCH: A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
  • CROOK: A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
  • LINER: A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
  • SENSE: Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
  • DECOY: A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
  • ROAST: To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
  • NOOSE: An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
  • STIFF: Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.

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