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Octordle hints and answers for November 2, 2026

Octordle #1743 · November 2, 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 ADORN and then EIGHT. 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
  6. Word 6: 2 vowels
  7. Word 7: 2 vowels
  8. Word 8: 1 vowel, plus a Y
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
  1. Word 1: yes, one letter appears more than once
  2. Word 2: no repeated letters
  3. Word 3: no repeated letters
  4. Word 4: no repeated letters
  5. Word 5: no repeated letters
  6. Word 6: yes, one letter appears more than once
  7. Word 7: no repeated letters
  8. Word 8: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
  1. Word 1: Truth.
  2. Word 2: A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily ____; an ____.
  3. Word 3: The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
  4. Word 4: A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.
  5. Word 5: A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "____" as a unit of weight.
  6. Word 6: Not cut.
  7. Word 7: A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm liv...
  8. Word 8: Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
  1. Word 1: starts with S
  2. Word 2: starts with A
  3. Word 3: starts with G
  4. Word 4: starts with S
  5. Word 5: starts with P
  6. Word 6: starts with U
  7. Word 7: starts with A
  8. Word 8: starts with G
Hint 6: First and last letters
  1. Word 1: S _ _ _ H
  2. Word 2: A _ _ _ D
  3. Word 3: G _ _ _ N
  4. Word 4: S _ _ _ E
  5. Word 5: P _ _ _ D
  6. Word 6: U _ _ _ T
  7. Word 7: A _ _ _ R
  8. Word 8: G _ _ _ Y
Show all 8 answers
  1. SOOTH
  2. APHID
  3. GRAIN
  4. SPIRE
  5. POUND
  6. UNCUT
  7. ANGER
  8. GODLY

The answers to Octordle #1743 are SOOTH, APHID, GRAIN, SPIRE, POUND, UNCUT, ANGER, GODLY.

Octordle deep dive

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What today's answers mean
  • SOOTH: Truth.
  • APHID: A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
  • GRAIN: The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
  • SPIRE: A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.
  • POUND: A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
  • UNCUT: Not cut.
  • ANGER: A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often st...
  • GODLY: Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.

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