Flexed joint 🦵
Octordle Classic Hint
Friday, July 17th, 2026
Purple flower 🌸
Scratch surface 🐴
Sofa or seat 🛋️
Harmful substance ☣️
Moist atmosphere 💧
Awaken or stir 🌅
Newlywed female 👰
Octordle Chill Hint
Friday, July 17th, 2026
Grip tightly ✋
City official 🏛️
External layer 🌍
Greeting expression 👋
Dental structure 🦷
Pay a call 🏠
Beverage choice 🍹
Emotional disturbance 😟
Octordle Extreme Hint
Friday, July 17th, 2026
Intense joy 😁
First in order 🔝
Greatest amount 📈
Well-fed and stout 🍖
Cleaning agent 🧼
Express sorrow 😢
Mess up 🔧
Bend down 🧘
Octordle Sequence Hint
Friday, July 17th, 2026
Stone heap ⛰️
Silent and calm 🤫
More accurate 🔍
Young horse 🐴
Center of feelings ❤️
Fill tightly 🧳
Water container 🚰
Twist and turn 🌪️
Octordle Rescue Hint
Friday, July 17th, 2026
Dizzy or lightheaded 😵
Water discharge 🚿
Inside part 🏠
Which one 🧐
Musical instrument 🎶
Short written piece 📝
Connection point 🔗
Less in number ➖
Rescue starts with these computer guesses: SMALL · MELON · QUELL · FUDGE
Here are the Octordle hints and answers for Friday, July 17th, 2026 (Octordle #1635). Octordle is Merriam-Webster's daily game where you solve 8 five-letter words at once in 13 guesses, and this page keeps that day's per-word hints and full answers for all 5 modes on record. Take a nudge from the clues, or scroll to the answers to confirm the board.
Octordle hints for July 17th, 2026
Each mode gives a one-line definition per board before the answer:
Classic
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Flexed joint | ELBOW |
| Purple flower | LILAC |
| Scratch surface | GRAZE |
| Sofa or seat | COUCH |
| Harmful substance | TOXIC |
| Moist atmosphere | HUMID |
| Awaken or stir | ROUSE |
| Newlywed female | BRIDE |
Chill
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Grip tightly | PINCH |
| City official | MAYOR |
| External layer | OUTER |
| Greeting expression | HELLO |
| Dental structure | TOOTH |
| Pay a call | VISIT |
| Beverage choice | DRINK |
| Emotional disturbance | UPSET |
Extreme
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Intense joy | BLISS |
| First in order | ALPHA |
| Greatest amount | MAXIM |
| Well-fed and stout | PLUMP |
| Cleaning agent | BORAX |
| Express sorrow | MOURN |
| Mess up | BOTCH |
| Bend down | KNEEL |
Sequence
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Stone heap | CAIRN |
| Silent and calm | QUIET |
| More accurate | TRUER |
| Young horse | FILLY |
| Center of feelings | HEART |
| Fill tightly | STUFF |
| Water container | BASIN |
| Twist and turn | SWIRL |
Rescue
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dizzy or lightheaded | WOOZY |
| Water discharge | SPOUT |
| Inside part | INNER |
| Which one | WHOSE |
| Musical instrument | BANJO |
| Short written piece | BLURB |
| Connection point | JOINT |
| Less in number | FEWER |
Rescue mode starts you with the computer guesses SMALL · MELON · QUELL · FUDGE — the answers above are what's left to find.
Octordle answers for July 17th, 2026
The Octordle Classic answers for Friday, July 17th, 2026 were ELBOW, LILAC, GRAZE, COUCH, TOXIC, HUMID, ROUSE, and BRIDE. Every mode's full solution:
| Mode | Answers |
|---|---|
| Classic | ELBOW · LILAC · GRAZE · COUCH · TOXIC · HUMID · ROUSE · BRIDE |
| Chill | PINCH · MAYOR · OUTER · HELLO · TOOTH · VISIT · DRINK · UPSET |
| Extreme | BLISS · ALPHA · MAXIM · PLUMP · BORAX · MOURN · BOTCH · KNEEL |
| Sequence | CAIRN · QUIET · TRUER · FILLY · HEART · STUFF · BASIN · SWIRL |
| Rescue | WOOZY · SPOUT · INNER · WHOSE · BANJO · BLURB · JOINT · FEWER |
This is an archived puzzle — for today's Octordle hints and answers, head to the Octordle hint today page.
How Octordle works
Octordle is a bigger sibling of Wordle: you guess 8 five-letter words simultaneously, each on its own grid, sharing 13 guesses. Every letter lands on all 8 boards at once — green for the right spot, yellow for a right letter in the wrong spot. It runs several modes:
| Mode | What's different |
|---|---|
| Classic | The standard daily game — eight boards, thirteen guesses, feedback after each guess. |
| Chill | A gentler ruleset for a relaxed solve of all eight boards. |
| Extreme | A harder variant for players who want less help. |
| Sequence | Solve the eight words one at a time instead of simultaneously. |
| Rescue | Begin with several computer guesses already placed and finish the boards. |
Mode-by-mode strategy
- With eight boards and only thirteen guesses, your first three words should burn through as much of the alphabet as possible — think SLATE, CRONY, DUMPH-style coverage before you start closing boards.
- Close the board you're most sure of early; every solved word frees mental space and its letters are shared clues for the seven that remain.
- Track which boards a letter is green on — with eight grids it's easy to place a correct letter on the wrong board.
- Leave the hardest one or two boards for last and use elimination: by then you'll know most of the letters that AREN'T in them.
- In Rescue mode, read what the computer's starting guesses already revealed before spending your own — you often begin closer to solved than you think.
What is Octordle?
Octordle is published by Merriam-Webster and free to play at Merriam-Webster Octordle. It resets once a day; every past day's hints and answers are archived on pages like this one. Prefer four boards instead of eight? Try Quordle hints today.
Frequently asked questions
What were the Octordle answers on July 17th, 2026?
The Classic answers were ELBOW, LILAC, GRAZE, COUCH, TOXIC, HUMID, ROUSE, and BRIDE; every mode's full set is in the table above.
How do I see today's Octordle hints instead?
Open the Octordle hint today page — it always shows the current day's clues and answers for every mode.
How many guesses do you get in Octordle?
13 guesses to solve all 8 boards, each guess applying to every board at once.
Where can I find other past Octordle answers?
Every previous day has its own dated page; use the date navigation or the Octordle hint today page.