Sedecordle answers for November 2, 2026 (#33)

All 16 answers with meanings

1. DOWER – noun: Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage
2. CRASH – noun: A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
3. STOKE – verb: To poke, pierce, thrust.
4. DRUID – noun: One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.
5. TREND – noun: An inclination in a particular direction.
6. AVERT – verb: To turn aside or away.
7. DUVET – noun: A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of…
8. SPEAR – noun: A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
9. SIXTY – numeral: The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
10. PLUMP – adjective: Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
11. BENDY – adjective: Having the ability to be bent easily.
12. LEGAL – adjective: Relating to the law or to lawyers.
13. METER – noun: A device that measures things. A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
14. SNOWY – adjective: Marked by snow; characterized by snow.
15. BRAIN – noun: The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and…
16. SCOUR – verb: To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

Meanings: English Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hints if you're still playing

Each board has three hints. Open the first letter for a small nudge, the number of vowels for a bigger one, and the full word only when you're ready.

About today's words

• Words with a repeated letter: 4
• Most common letter: E (in 9 words)
• Most common first letter: S (5 words)

How puzzle #33 plays

Figures for this day's 16 words, measured against the 2,779 words that can be answers:

• Best first guess for these boards: ASTER (colored tiles on the first row: 35 of 80).
• Boards with a single possible word left after the suggested starting words AROSE, UNLIT, DUCHY, GIMPY: 12 of 16.
• Hardest board: #3 STOKE (possible words still left: 2).
• Look-alike traps, one letter away: DOWER (BOWER, COWER, DOPER +7); STOKE (SMOKE, SPOKE, STAKE +4); BRAIN (BRAID, BRAWN, BRUIN +3).
• Letters that appear in none of the 16 words: F J Q Z.
• Harder than 22% of the 32 earlier puzzles, judged by the words left after the starting guesses.

Sedec-order

The same day in Sedec-order, where the boards open one at a time, has its own sixteen words:

1. SNOWY
2. DEPTH
3. KNOCK
4. PARRY
5. YONKS
6. FRYER
7. MODEL
8. VALID
9. CHOIR
10. GUSSY
11. LOOSE
12. BETEL
13. MOMMY
14. GRAIN
15. PATTY
16. MOUSE

Savior

Savior starts with four guesses already on the boards, and none of them is an answer. Starting words already played: CURIE, SHOUT, CLOVE, SNIDE

1. ELFIN
2. THINE
3. DIRTY
4. WHEAL
5. FURRY
6. KAPUT
7. ORGAN
8. SMITE
9. DUTCH
10. BLOOD
11. ULNAR
12. BERET
13. DROSS
14. IONIC
15. FANCY
16. NOTCH

Earlier days

• November 1, 2026 (#32)
• October 31, 2026 (#31)
• October 30, 2026 (#30)
• October 29, 2026 (#29)
• October 28, 2026 (#28)
• October 27, 2026 (#27)
• October 26, 2026 (#26)