Here are the answers for the Octordle words #266 today, released on October 17, 2022 and some hints to help you solve them.
UPDATE: Click here for the hints and the answers to Octordle 267!
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 first.
This will help you realize which letters appear in each word so you can solve the words quickly and efficiently. There may be some words that have repeated letters, so make sure you keep that in mind when guessing the words.

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 266 Words Hints Today (October 17, 2022)
Here are the clues we have for all the eight words for Octordle 266 today.
Hint 1: There is a G in word 1 only.
Hint 2: There is a Y in word 2 only.
Hint 3: There is a W in words 6 and 7.
Hint 4: There is a C in words 4 and 6.
Hint 5: There is a repeated letter in word 1 only.
Hint 6: There is a double letter in word 5 only.
Hint 7: Here are the starting letters of each word:
- Word 1: E
- Word 2: F
- Word 3: A
- Word 4: F
- Word 5: A
- Word 6: S
- Word 7: T
- Word 8: B
Hint 8: Here is a little description or clue for all of the words:
- Word 1: a large bird of prey with a massive hooked bill and long broad wings, known for its keen sight and powerful soaring flight.
- Word 2: a young female horse, especially one less than four years old.
- Word 3: into conflict or difficulty with.
- Word 4: one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem.
- Word 5: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
- Word 6: an angry or bad-tempered expression.
- Word 7: propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.
- Word 8: the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being.
What is the Octordle 266 Answer Today? (10/17/22)
Here are all of the answers for Octordle 266 released today on October 17th, 2022:
- Word 1: EAGLE
- Word 2: FILLY
- Word 3: AFOUL
- Word 4: FACET
- Word 5: ALOOF
- Word 6: SCOWL
- Word 7: THREW
- Word 8: BIRTH
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 267!