Here is the answer and some hints for the Octordle words for #173 today, released on July 16, 2022.
UPDATE: Click here for the hints and the answers to Octordle 174!
Octordle is a difficult game in which players must guess eight five-letter words at the same time while only having thirteen guesses! The game functions similarly to Wordle in that there are no clues to assist you in guessing the words, but once you have guessed a word, the tiles will change colour.
The colours will show you if you guessed the correct letters and if they are in the correct order. There is no correct or incorrect way to play the game, but we recommend attempting to guess words that use the majority of the letters of the alphabet in as few guesses as possible. This will help you realize which letters appear in each word so you can solve the words quickly and efficiently.

As this puzzle is tricky, we do have some hints to help you if you are struggling, all of which can be seen below.
Octordle 173 Words Hints Today (July 16, 2022)
Here are the clues we have for all the eight words for Octordle 173 today.
Hint 1: There is a P in words 2 and 5.
Hint 2: There is a F in words 7 and 8.
Hint 3: There is an L in words 2, 4 and 7.
Hint 4: There is a G in words 3, 5 and 6.
Hint 5: There is a repeated letter in words 1 and 7.
Hint 6: There is a double letter in the word 2 only.
Hint 7: Here are the starting letters of each word:
- Word 1: E
- Word 2: S
- Word 3: G
- Word 4: T
- Word 5: G
- Word 6: T
- Word 7: F
- Word 8: A
Hint 8: Here is a little description or clue for all of the words:
- Word 1: happen or occur afterwards or as a result.
- Word 2: a one-masted sailing boat with a mainsail and jib rigged fore and aft.
- Word 3: an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size.
- Word 4: a mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something.
- Word 5: search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands.
- Word 6: a very large solitary cat with a yellow-brown coat striped with black, native to the forests of Asia but becoming increasingly rare.
- Word 7: a threshing tool consisting of a wooden staff with a short heavy stick swinging from it.
- Word 8: on fire; burning.
What is the Octordle 173 Answer Today? (7/16/22)
Here are all of the answers for Octordle 173 released today on July 16th, 2022:
- Word 1: ENSUE
- Word 2: SLOOP
- Word 3: GIANT
- Word 4: TRAIL
- Word 5: GROPE
- Word 6: TIGER
- Word 7: FLAIL
- Word 8: AFIRE
You can see how I got the words in the image below:

Let us know in the comments section below if you managed to get some or all of the Octordle words today. Click here for the hints and the answers to Octordle 174!