Today's Octordle Answers
Stuck on puzzle #1,682? Solve 8 Wordle-style boards at once, sharing every guess across all of them. Take the hints one rung at a time, or jump straight to all eight words. Nothing spoils until you tap.
Hints, one board at a time
Welcome back, puzzler. Octordle #1,682 for Wednesday, September 2, 2026 is live: 8 five-letter words, solved together with 13 shared guesses across every board. If yesterday's boards gave you trouble, today is a fresh set of 8.
Here's how this page works: the five hints below spread letters across all eight boards before naming the hardest one, so reveal them one at a time and stop the moment you know where to spend your guesses. All 8 answers sit in the blue box further down, locked behind a tap. Nothing here reveals itself on its own, not a single letter and not one of the eight words.
Eight boards, five rungs. Stop when you know where to spend thirteen guesses.
Drumroll, please…
Octordle Answers for September 2
Spoiler below · tap to revealBoard 1
Board 2
Board 3
Board 4
Board 5
Board 6
Board 7
Board 8
Tap a tile to reveal one letter at a time, or show all eight boards.
Yesterday's answers (#1,681): CHEER · MINUS · NYLON · SMELT · SWORE · WHINE · SKIMP · SWELL · full breakdown ›
About today's 8 words ALONGCELLOCIVILSHORNFEASTWORDYUNMETBEGET
E (Board 2 & 5 & 7 & 8), O (Board 1 & 2 & 4 & 6), L (Board 1 & 2 & 3), N (Board 1 & 4 & 7), T (Board 5 & 7 & 8), A (Board 1 & 5), C (Board 2 & 3), G (Board 1 & 8).
Board 1: Easy, Board 2: Medium, Board 3: Very hard, Board 4: Medium, Board 5: Easy, Board 6: Very hard, Board 7: Medium, Board 8: Hard. The board 3 is the one most likely to slow you down.
Board 1 is worth 6 points, Board 2 is worth 7 points, Board 3 is worth 10 points, Board 4 is worth 8 points, Board 5 is worth 8 points, Board 6 is worth 12 points, Board 7 is worth 7 points, Board 8 is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares.
Puzzle #1,682, published Wednesday, September 2, 2026, with 13 guesses shared across all 8 boards.
Octordle strategy that actually helps
Proven habits from top solvers, useful today and every day.
With 8 boards to cover and only 13 guesses, spend your first 4 to 5 guesses testing as many different letters as possible rather than chasing any one board.
Once a board shows several greens, finish it before it slips your mind. Every board you close early frees up guesses for the harder ones later.
A word that solves one board still gives you color feedback on the other seven. With thirteen guesses for eight words, every guess has to test letters several boards still need.
With 13 guesses covering 8 words, your final guesses need to count. When a board still has several candidates, guess the one that also probes the boards beside it.
When two or three boards share a letter, a word containing it does multiple jobs at once. Across eight boards, a letter that repays you four times over is worth more than a fresh one.
Eight boards at once is a lot to hold in your head. Jotting down which letters are confirmed on which board keeps you from re-guessing what you already know.
How we rate each board's difficulty
Each of the 8 words is scored the same way we score Wordle: how common its letters are in everyday English, whether any letter repeats, and whether its ending follows a familiar pattern. The toughest board on any given day is the one most likely to cost you guesses, though the other 7 can still surprise you.
An everyday word with a common pattern. Most solvers clear it fast.
Ordinary vocabulary, but not a word you would spend an early guess on.
Uncommon letters or a repeated one. Expect it to eat extra guesses.
The board that ends runs. Rare letters or a shape nothing else suggests. This is where streaks die.
How to play Octordle
The rules in full, for anyone arriving without them.
Octordle is eight Wordles played on one keyboard. Every guess is scored against all eight hidden words at once, and thirteen guesses is the entire budget for the set.
- 1 Type one guess, score eight boards
Each five-letter guess appears on all eight grids and gets its own coloring on every one.
- 2 Open with three coverage words
Thirteen guesses for eight words leaves very little slack. The first three guesses should test fifteen different letters and solve nothing.
- 3 Close boards in order of certainty
Solve whichever board has the most greens, then reassess. Every solved board frees a guess for the rest.
- 4 Land all eight within thirteen guesses
Miss one board and the whole day is marked incomplete, no matter how many of the other seven you found.
Britt Hayes and Kenneth Crawford, at Merriam-Webster
Eight five-letter words at once
13 guesses total
Midnight in your local timezone
Count your remaining guesses against your unsolved boards after every turn. Once those two numbers are equal you have no room left to gather information, so everything after that point has to be an actual attempt.
Octordle, answered
Quick answers to the questions we get every day.
What time does the new Octordle come out?
Octordle resets at midnight in your local timezone, wherever you are. All eight answers below come from the same daily seed, so a matching date means matching boards.
Is Octordle harder than Wordle?
Yes, by a wide margin. You're solving 8 words at once with only 13 shared guesses instead of Wordle's 6 guesses for 1 word, so there's very little room to waste a guess on a wrong idea.
Can I play past Octordle puzzles?
Octordle doesn't offer an official archive. Our past answers table below carries all eight words for each day we have covered.
Is Octordle harder than Quordle?
Meaningfully, yes, and not just because there are twice as many words. Quordle gives nine guesses for four boards, a ratio of 2.25 per word. Octordle gives thirteen for eight, a ratio of 1.6. You get less room per board, so the opening coverage guesses matter far more.
What's a good Octordle opening?
Pick 4 to 5 starting words that together cover as many common, unique letters as possible, like CRANE, SLOTH, DUMPY, and BLING. See our strategy tips above.
Where do I play Octordle?
Octordle is published by Britannica Games at britannicagames.com/octordle. It's not affiliated with the New York Times or Wordle, though it shares the same green, yellow, and gray color feedback.
Today's hints for every game
Same spoiler-safe format, for each daily puzzle we cover.
Past Octordle answers
Recent Octordle answers, organized by month, with all 8 words for each day. Useful for checking a day you missed, or for seeing how often a letter carries several boards at once. Today's eight words stay blurred until you tap them.
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 02Today | #1,682 | ALONG, CELLO, CIVIL, SHORN, FEAST, WORDY, UNMET, BEGET |
| Sep 01 | #1,681 | CHEER, MINUS, NYLON, SMELT, SWORE, WHINE, SKIMP, SWELL |
| Aug 31 | #1,680 | MORAL, SOAPY, SHOWY, STARK, KEBAB, CAVIL, AFIRE, SWEET |
| Aug 30 | #1,679 | STUMP, MAMMY, CUMIN, POPPY, DEMUR, SUMAC, BASTE, SHEEP |
| Aug 29 | #1,678 | ATONE, TAMER, VISIT, RACER, SOOTY, TIGER, KNACK, PUPPY |
| Aug 28 | #1,677 | SUING, STOOD, BROWN, STUNK, PRIED, RATIO, WEIRD, POUTY |
| Aug 27 | #1,676 | DREAD, SIGMA, EXTRA, SCORN, SHOOK, RIGID, OFTEN, BRASS |
| Aug 26 | #1,675 | BOBBY, FREED, STRAP, RAISE, INEPT, NINJA, CHIDE, SPURT |
| Aug 25 | #1,674 | PANEL, LLAMA, IDIOM, WHELP, BIBLE, FLUTE, PLANK, AWARD |
| Aug 24 | #1,673 | OPTIC, ROOST, WIELD, REVEL, CLING, SPOOF, TASTY, CURRY |
| Aug 23 | #1,672 | MINIM, FUNNY, GREEN, SHEER, WORST, BAKER, LEMON, FRIED |
| Aug 22 | #1,671 | BELLY, ELITE, RISKY, SWUNG, RABID, EXULT, ENVOY, PRIOR |
| Aug 21 | #1,670 | PANSY, SUGAR, IDYLL, CLANG, STRUT, LANCE, VOWEL, JELLY |
| Aug 20 | #1,669 | HAVEN, EXILE, JOINT, FINCH, TENET, RUDDY, MELON, SNOWY |
| Aug 19 | #1,668 | BLAST, VERGE, PUSHY, TRAIN, GLEAN, IMBUE, MACRO, TENOR |
| Aug 18 | #1,667 | UPSET, DRESS, SETUP, AMUSE, MACHO, RARER, AWASH, GRUFF |
| Aug 17 | #1,666 | EXERT, MOUND, DIMLY, ERECT, AMISS, DOPEY, MAPLE, GUMBO |
| Aug 16 | #1,665 | PUDGY, TRUCE, HELIX, JIFFY, BASIL, BAYOU, HARDY, OUGHT |
| Aug 15 | #1,664 | UNZIP, FLOSS, ROBIN, VINYL, SPANK, MOODY, SWING, ANIME |
| Aug 14 | #1,663 | BOOBY, CADDY, HITCH, HALVE, BALMY, CREPT, LEERY, BLUNT |
| Aug 13 | #1,662 | LOAMY, EBONY, HUMPH, SCOFF, CHAMP, ATTIC, STAFF, MICRO |
| Aug 12 | #1,661 | PLIED, BORNE, STARK, SPORE, CURVE, FLUID, DUMMY, SHOAL |
| Aug 11 | #1,660 | HEARD, VAPID, DRILL, SOBER, DRANK, WORRY, SHIRK, PRINT |
| Aug 10 | #1,659 | MATCH, LURID, AROSE, VIVID, BRAWN, FLUNG, MILKY, CABAL |
| Aug 09 | #1,658 | STORK, RELAX, SILKY, LUNCH, REVUE, SAPPY, CROOK, DROIT |
| Aug 08 | #1,657 | MAJOR, AFFIX, STEAK, TOKEN, GAZER, GENIE, PANEL, LLAMA |
| Aug 07 | #1,656 | CREST, BLINK, STICK, SALTY, ADOPT, BLISS, SULKY, EVOKE |
| Aug 06 | #1,655 | GRASP, VALVE, AUDIO, QUIRK, PROOF, PHONE, REGAL, SMIRK |
| Aug 05 | #1,654 | SHIFT, DONOR, GAUZE, DEIGN, SCARF, PINKY, SUSHI, CHECK |
| Aug 04 | #1,653 | RIVER, WOOLY, RELIC, ANTIC, LEGAL, JUDGE, GRAIN, ALONE |
| Aug 03 | #1,652 | BEING, RAJAH, NIECE, HILLY, CAVIL, ULCER, RIVAL, DROOP |
| Aug 02 | #1,651 | CATCH, GRIME, BEGIN, FIELD, GULCH, GREET, BLAST, VERGE |
| Aug 01 | #1,650 | LEDGE, SPACE, QUOTH, OMBRE, SWARM, AFOUL, SWIRL, DRAIN |
| Jul 31 | #1,649 | SHOUT, SHARP, BASAL, SEVER, PROXY, CANOE, LOWLY, TRICE |
| Jul 30 | #1,648 | MULCH, MINER, CAPUT, DRYLY, DAIRY, BACON, AUNTY, ENEMY |
| Jul 29 | #1,647 | GLEAM, KARMA, BRIEF, REPLY, EDIFY, VIXEN, UNZIP, FLOSS |
| Jul 28 | #1,646 | CHOIR, TRASH, SPELT, DUCHY, CACAO, INLAY, PIXEL, IMAGE |
| Jul 27 | #1,645 | FINAL, SMART, GLOSS, FACET, IDLER, CIRCA, OTHER, TENTH |
| Jul 26 | #1,644 | PRIME, NEIGH, FEVER, GAILY, FORTE, SLICE, PLIED, BORNE |
| Jul 25 | #1,643 | JUNTA, THREW, RASPY, SMOKY, GAMER, WOKEN, GRAPH, OLDER |
| Jul 24 | #1,642 | SLYLY, SONAR, THERE, ANODE, BRINK, PIECE, FIXER, CRAVE |
| Jul 23 | #1,641 | OLDEN, SLATE, TEETH, RATTY, ROGER, DREAM, MINUS, TACKY |
| Jul 22 | #1,640 | BATTY, SPICY, RHINO, SMOCK, ARBOR, RANDY, GUILD, WALTZ |
| Jul 21 | #1,639 | FLEET, GOLEM, NOISY, CRAFT, UNDUE, ALTER, SMILE, ALGAE |
| Jul 20 | #1,638 | SIEVE, VISOR, ALOOF, QUACK, HAUTE, RALLY, FAUNA, DROLL |
| Jul 19 | #1,637 | MUCUS, MEDIA, DIRGE, DOWNY, TOUGH, TIARA, OPIUM, PAINT |
| Jul 18 | #1,636 | DEALT, CROWD, FEIGN, PATCH, FUDGE, BULLY, HOBBY, FLUNK |
| Jul 17 | #1,635 | ELBOW, LILAC, GRAZE, COUCH, TOXIC, HUMID, ROUSE, BRIDE |
| Jul 16 | #1,634 | CIDER, SNORE, LAPSE, WORTH, TRITE, BROIL, CATCH, GRIME |
| Jul 15 | #1,633 | QUOTH, OMBRE, SWARM, AFOUL, SWIRL, DRAIN, TITAN, HASTE |
| Jul 14 | #1,632 | TAROT, PREEN, RISEN, CANDY, DROSS, LABOR, FUNKY, GIRTH |
| Jul 13 | #1,631 | BOSSY, HARSH, MUSHY, CLUNG, PIPER, GROUP, BILGE, PLIER |
| Jul 12 | #1,630 | TWIST, MANGO, OXIDE, SPAWN, RUMOR, FRAUD, DICEY, EQUAL |
| Jul 11 | #1,629 | CASTE, SPITE, DRAPE, WAVER, METAL, PESTO, SWINE, SNAIL |
| Jul 10 | #1,628 | SHELL, TRIPE, CREEK, KRILL, WRONG, TILDE, CHALK, CHUCK |
| Jul 09 | #1,627 | HARRY, TRACT, TYING, SOWER, TRUSS, CAMEO, PRUNE, SCOLD |
| Jul 08 | #1,626 | SERIF, SLUSH, FIZZY, STALL, FRISK, GLOOM, AMAZE, STYLE |
| Jul 07 | #1,625 | OUNCE, ROGUE, ELUDE, MOTEL, GLOVE, CYBER, RURAL, VAGUE |
| Jul 06 | #1,624 | THRUM, UNSET, PARRY, EARLY, GUILT, PRIVY, BLEAK, DRAFT |
| Jul 05 | #1,623 | OVINE, SINGE, CRIER, BLIND, DEATH, SPIKE, CHESS, KINKY |
| Jul 04 | #1,622 | DITTY, MOGUL, TRACE, PAPAL, THICK, BELOW, DECOY, INTER |
| Jul 03 | #1,621 | TITHE, ENTRY, BEFIT, STAVE, CHOSE, LABEL, FECAL, HOTEL |
| Jul 02 | #1,620 | GLOAT, ALLAY, THEIR, REUSE, UTILE, TREND, PROSE, ALIVE |
| Jul 01 | #1,619 | BRAIN, STAGE, HAIRY, CLAIM, CHAFE, RENEW, DEALT, CROWD |
| Jun 30 | #1,618 | VERVE, DELAY, OCCUR, CONCH, MASSE, SWISH, SKULK, SHARD |
| Jun 29 | #1,617 | FERRY, LEARN, SLOPE, SCARE, MARCH, FAINT, STONY, KNAVE |
| Jun 28 | #1,616 | FUROR, GUSTY, SCION, CURVY, WEIGH, BROOK, SYNOD, OZONE |
| Jun 27 | #1,615 | FIBRE, BOULE, SLANG, CLEAN, SLOSH, CROCK, LATER, OTTER |
| Jun 26 | #1,614 | HUMUS, OUTDO, KEBAB, WRITE, VENOM, NYMPH, BOSSY, HARSH |
| Jun 25 | #1,613 | MUMMY, ALPHA, CLIFF, FLORA, MOTTO, GLADE, BEADY, SHYLY |
| Jun 24 | #1,612 | ROWER, CARRY, SPLAT, SLEPT, SPREE, REPAY, CASTE, SPITE |
| Jun 23 | #1,611 | UNWED, VIPER, MIDST, THETA, ELFIN, TWICE, SHELL, TRIPE |
| Jun 22 | #1,610 | AXION, ENJOY, MORON, ABBOT, BATON, BUNNY, ABOUT, FLOOD |
| Jun 21 | #1,609 | LYMPH, SNIPE, WITTY, GRIMY, ARROW, GNOME, BLURT, HORSE |
| Jun 20 | #1,608 | CHOCK, NADIR, RIPEN, CHEAT, THIEF, STUFF, OUNCE, ROGUE |
| Jun 19 | #1,607 | ETHOS, NINNY, LOUSY, HATCH, EXCEL, ENEMA, SLEET, ASHEN |
| Jun 18 | #1,606 | HONOR, SOGGY, BOUND, FLAKE, WRIST, GROOM, SIXTH, TOOTH |
| Jun 17 | #1,605 | SHRUG, TOTEM, LIMBO, ACRID, UNITE, STEAL, NICER, BLOKE |
| Jun 16 | #1,604 | ALIBI, LURCH, SNARL, USAGE, DOGMA, GOODY, QUILL, FIRST |
| Jun 15 | #1,603 | ADAPT, TEPID, PIANO, CEASE, BORAX, AGATE, CHAOS, QUASI |
| Jun 14 | #1,602 | EPOXY, PURGE, GLARE, MODAL, STOVE, SPARK, ETHIC, IMPLY |
| Jun 13 | #1,601 | FORUM, BADLY, TREAD, CLOUD, SATIN, DEITY, USING, FLOAT |
| Jun 12 | #1,600 | SLOPE, SCARE, MARCH, FAINT, STONY, KNAVE, DRUID, UNCLE |
| Jun 11 | #1,599 | QUASH, AGREE, GIPSY, VYING, APING, LEVEL, THONG, PIGGY |
| Jun 10 | #1,598 | SCOUT, BRASH, DROOL, BERET, BUTCH, POISE, FIBRE, BOULE |
| Jun 09 | #1,597 | PECAN, RALPH, CRUEL, SCRAP, PYGMY, BOOST, ONSET, HUMOR |
| Jun 08 | #1,596 | WOVEN, BUGLE, UDDER, BLURB, LINEN, DINGY, MUMMY, ALPHA |
| Jun 07 | #1,595 | BANJO, RAPID, MASON, STOUT, SAUCY, ALOFT, JEWEL, PLANT |
| Jun 06 | #1,594 | SANDY, CORNY, CHILI, YOUTH, NOISE, BRINY, TEDDY, PASTY |
| Jun 05 | #1,593 | STAID, COVET, PLUCK, WISPY, REACH, SALON, STING, SHRUB |
| Jun 04 | #1,592 | ARSON, SPASM, WOUND, WOODY, JUICE, WIDER, SLICK, COLOR |
| Jun 03 | #1,591 | WITCH, FETID, SWELL, BRISK, SONIC, APHID, GRAIL, SPINY |
| Jun 02 | #1,590 | DOING, DRUNK, RADAR, FROND, CYNIC, POSIT, HOTLY, BREAD |
| Jun 01 | #1,589 | DEBUG, NEWLY, EIGHT, DAISY, MIRTH, GAUNT, BASIN, CROSS |
| May 31 | #1,588 | UTTER, MOLAR, FLUKE, GUESS, FUGUE, CRANK, ICILY, WORSE |
| May 30 | #1,587 | TRAIL, WHEAT, WOMAN, GRANT, PLAIT, BLESS, ODDLY, APPLE |
| May 29 | #1,586 | AMPLE, BLIMP, BLAND, ROTOR, CLASS, FOYER, CLASP, DRIFT |
| May 28 | #1,585 | CAMEL, POINT, AGAPE, AMEND, MOVIE, PULPY, CRASS, BERTH |
| May 27 | #1,584 | BLOND, MIMIC, GRADE, SPORT, CINCH, CEDAR, HASTY, HUNCH |
| May 26 | #1,583 | HURRY, BAGGY, CLERK, DIVER, LUPUS, CLIMB, BITTY, TEARY |