Yeardle hints and answer for October 21, 2026

The three events, then a century and a decade hint, then the year if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.

Maya ChenSenior Puzzle Editor · Updated Oct 21, 2026 · 2 min read

Puzzle#1,674

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Yeardle events and hints for October 21, 2026 (#1,674)

The three events as the game gives them, then narrowing hints. Open one at a time and stop as soon as it clicks.

Event 1The 12-year-old Stephen of Cloyes leads a group across France to Vendôme.

Event 2Kamo no Chōmei, a Japanese poet and essayist, writes the Hōjōki, one of the great works of classical Japanese prose.

Event 3The Great Fire: The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground; over 3,000 people die, many of them by drowning in the River Thames.

CenturyThe year is in the 13th century.

DecadeThe year is between 1210 and 1219.

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Yeardle answer today

1212

How to solve Yeardle #1,674

Read the three events and type a year, using a minus sign for BC. The game shows the direction and distance of your guess. Keep narrowing until you find the year or use all eight attempts.

Want the full method? Read our Yeardle strategy and tips, or check how to play Yeardle on the hub.

Yeardle tips for tomorrow

Identify the era first. Names and places in the clues usually fix the century before you think about the year.
Use the distance bands. A “within 10 years” result means you can finish with a careful binary search.
Watch for BC. Classical names signal negative years. Guess accordingly.

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