Octordle Hints & Answers Today October 19, 2026 - Octordle Solver & Help

What Is Octordle?

Octordle is a daily word game that asks you to solve eight five-letter words at once. It works like Wordle, but instead of one grid you face eight, and every guess you type is played across all eight grids at the same time. You get thirteen guesses in the standard Daily game, so the challenge is to spend each guess wisely and read the colour clues on all eight boards before you commit to the next word.

The colour key is the same as Wordle: a green tile means the letter is correct and in the right place, a yellow tile means the letter is in that word but in a different spot, and a grey tile means the letter is not in that grid's word at all. Because the colours are grid-specific, the same letter can be green on one board and grey on another, which is what makes Octordle so much harder than a single Wordle.

Octordle was created by Kenneth Crawford and launched in February 2022. It is now hosted by Merriam-Webster at merriam-webster.com/games/octordle, with a new puzzle and puzzle number released every day.

How to Play Octordle

The aim of the Daily Octordle is to solve eight different five-letter words in thirteen guesses. Each word you enter is applied to all eight grids, so a single guess can light up clues on every board.

1. Type any valid five-letter word as your first guess. It appears on all eight grids at once.
2. Read the colours on each grid: green for the right letter in the right place, yellow for a right letter in the wrong place, grey for a letter not in that word.
3. Use the numbers above the keyboard to scroll between the eight grids and check the clues on each one.
4. The on-screen keyboard also shows colour clues, combining the hints from all eight grids on each letter.
5. Plan each new guess to make progress on the grids that still have the fewest clues, not just the ones that are nearly done.
6. Once a grid is solved its number turns green, and you keep going until all eight are complete or your thirteen guesses run out.

Octordle Game Modes

Octordle has five free daily modes, and each one publishes its own set of eight answers every day under the same puzzle number. Our hints and answers above cover every daily mode.

Classic

The original mode: eight words, thirteen guesses, every guess applied to all eight grids at once.

Chill

A relaxed mode with sixteen guesses, ideal for easing into the day or for newer players.

Extreme

A tougher daily run with only twelve guesses and harder words.

Sequence

You solve the grids one at a time. Only the current grid responds to your guess, and the next grid unlocks once you finish the current one. You get fifteen guesses to make up for the extra difficulty.

Rescue

The game chooses the first four guesses for you instead of letting you pick your own openers. With those starting words fixed you get nine guesses to finish all eight grids.

Octordle Tips and Strategy

Want to clear all eight grids more often? These tips help you get more out of every guess.

Open with letter-rich words

With eight words to solve, common vowels and consonants are almost certain to appear somewhere. Strong openers such as MOUND, PITHY, PROUD, and SWUNG cover a lot of useful letters across all eight grids.

Work the hardest grids first

It is tempting to finish a grid that is nearly done, but spending guesses there wastes information. Aim your guesses at the grids with the fewest clues so every board keeps moving.

Save repeated and double letters for later

If a grid might use a double letter, leave it until the end. Spend your early guesses spreading new letters across the boards instead.

Read every grid before each guess

Colours are grid-specific, so a letter that is green on one board can be grey on another. Scroll through all eight grids before you decide your next word.

How Is Octordle Scored?

At the end of each game Octordle shows the number of guesses it took to solve each word, using number and clock emojis. A 7 means that grid took seven guesses, a clock for 11, 12, or 13 marks the slowest grids, and a red square marks a grid you did not solve. Your total is the sum across all eight grids, so a lower score is better in the Daily and Sequence games.

Because the score is based on guesses rather than letter values, there are no Scrabble-style tile points in Octordle. Solving every grid in as few guesses as possible is the whole game, which is why our answers above list the eight solutions for each mode so you can fill the grids and protect your streak.