Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, May 10 (game #837)

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Hint #1: Vowels
Hint #2: Repeated letters
Hint #3: Uncommon letters
Hint #4: Starting letters (1)
Hint #5: Starting letters (2)
Today's answers
Daily Sequence answers
Past answers

The last Quordle puzzle of the week is another fairly tough one, though that isn't exactly uncommon for this game, which continues to challenge people who sail through Wordle. I count myself among them, having never lost a game of Wordle since I started playing in 2022 (I did lose once in the Wordle Archive), but having several times been defeated here. There are some clues to help you solve it if it all proves too tricky.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

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Quordle today (game #837) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #837) - hint #2 - repeated letters

Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1.

Quordle today (game #837) - hint #3 - uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #837) - hint #4 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #837) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• Q

• P

• E

• H

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #837) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 837 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #837, are…

QUASH
PERKY
ENSUE
HARPY

What are the factors that make Quordle more difficult? Repeated letters would be one, and there are two Es in ENSUE. Uncommon letters, too – and there's a Q in QUASH. And to throw a third into the mix, how about words with too many similarly spelled alternatives… there are not really any of those here, but PERKY could also have been JERKY, so that's a half mark in that column.

In short, this Quordle puzzle was a potentially tricky one. Fortunately, my three start words came up trumps (mostly), giving me the green -UA-H that led directly to QUASH, and the P at the start of PERKY to make that one simpler. ENSUE was harder; I played UNSEE first. But I survived with one guess remaining, so I'll settle for that.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

Daily Sequence today (game #837) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 837 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #837, are…

FREAK
GROAN
SAVVY
OZONE

Quordle answers: The past 20

Quordle #836, Thursday 9 May: WOUND, IGLOO, MEALY, PASTY
Quordle #835, Wednesday 8 May: SEVER, GLORY, RADAR, SMALL
Quordle #834, Tuesday 7 May: DEFER, BOUGH, MISER, MAGMA
Quordle #833, Monday 6 May: STAIN, GENIE, LEVEL, RELAY
Quordle #832, Sunday 5 May: GAZER, TWEET, FERRY, THUMB
Quordle #831, Saturday 4 May: WAGON, QUICK, MURAL, LIEGE
Quordle #830, Friday 3 May: NUDGE, CLASH, KNAVE, AGENT
Quordle #829, Thursday 2 May: TULIP, PLAZA, DAILY, SINGE
Quordle #828, Wednesday 1 May: ROUGH, SYNOD, POSSE, PARRY
Quordle #827, Tuesday 30 April: STASH, FUSSY, REEDY, WALTZ
Quordle #826, Monday 29 April: STAKE, PURGE, PECAN, PLANT
Quordle #825, Sunday 28 April: LLAMA, CUMIN, CAULK, RABID
Quordle #824, Saturday 27 April: QUACK, BERET, SKULL, LATHE
Quordle #823, Friday 26 April: AMONG, FLING, SOUND, AGILE
Quordle #822, Thursday 25 April: WHILE, DODGY, MACHO, LOATH
Quordle #821, Wednesday 24 April: STEAD, CANAL, SHEEN, UNITE
Quordle #820, Tuesday 23 April: PLANK, SPOIL, GAVEL, STOOP
Quordle #819, Monday 22 April: PLAID, ADAGE, DIODE, ELBOW
Quordle #818, Sunday 21 April: CASTE, FUNKY, CAVIL, MANGA
Quordle #817, Saturday 20 April: STAMP, FORTH, DULLY, OUNCE

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Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief, the latest in a long line of senior editorial roles he’s held in a career that started the week that Google launched (nice of them to mark the occasion). Prior to joining TR, he was UK Editor in Chief on Tom’s Guide, where he oversaw all gaming, streaming, audio, TV, entertainment, how-to and cameras coverage. He's also a former editor of the tech website Stuff and spent five years at the music magazine NME, where his duties mainly involved spoiling other people’s fun. He’s based in London, and has tested and written about phones, tablets, wearables, streaming boxes, smart home devices, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, games, TVs, cameras and pretty much every other type of gadget you can think of. An avid photographer, Marc likes nothing better than taking pictures of very small things (bugs, his daughters) or very big things (distant galaxies). He also enjoys live music, gaming, cycling, and beating Wordle (he authors the daily Wordle today page).