Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, March 12 (game #1143)

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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

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A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, March 11 (game #1142).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

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

Quordle today (game #1143) - 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 #1143) - 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 2.

Quordle today (game #1143) - hint #3 - uncommon letters

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

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1143) - 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 2.

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 #1143) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• A

• P

• R

• P

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

Quordle today (game #1143) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 1143 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1143, are…

AWASH
PUSHY
RALPH
PROOF

I hesitated with my final guess today. Despite having all the letters and being unable to think of any alternatives, I asked myself “is RALPH really a word and not just slang? Surely there’s some mistake.”

But, no RALPH, which is one of our many words for vomit (what snow is for Finnish, puke is for English), is in the dictionary. Stemming from the 1960s, RALPH is an onomatopoeic and comes from the sound someone makes while throwing up, not from some very sickly person called Ralph.

On reflection not a great name for a supermarket chain.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Daily Sequence today (game #1143) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1143 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1143, are…

VAGUE
FROCK
FLUME
GAMUT

Quordle answers: The past 20

Quordle #1142, Tuesday 11 March: LINGO, JUICE, SHARP, REVEL
Quordle #1141, Monday 10 March: AVAIL, THESE, TITAN, GAUGE
Quordle #1140, Sunday 9 March: SKILL, IDEAL, WHERE, REHAB
Quordle #1139, Saturday 8 March: WATCH, LAPSE, WREST, HEFTY
Quordle #1138, Friday 7 March: GLEAN, SHINY, DECRY, MANGA
Quordle #1137, Thursday 6 March: TRICE, EIGHT, BELCH, RIPER
Quordle #1136, Wednesday 5 March: PLEAD, TWANG, MAJOR, RISKY
Quordle #1135, Tuesday 4 March: FLOWN, ETUDE, TOPAZ, JOKER
Quordle #1134, Monday 3 March: FRILL, KAYAK, REBAR, WORDY
Quordle #1133, Sunday 2 March: TUNIC, GLOSS, DEBUG, LARGE
Quordle #1132, Saturday 1 March: DENSE, BONEY, KITTY, SMEAR
Quordle #1131, Friday 28 February: PASTA, RAZOR, PLUMB, DROOL
Quordle #1130, Thursday 27 February: THIEF, CHAIR, ETHER, GRIME
Quordle #1129, Wednesday 26 February: LOVER, SPIED, VAPOR, METER
Quordle #1128, Tuesday 25 February: TWIST, TWEAK, MEANT, CLEAR
Quordle #1127, Monday 24 February: LEASH, LEVER, TOTEM, CREME
Quordle #1126, Sunday 23 February: RABID, RELIC, SCRAM, BASIS
Quordle #1125, Saturday 22 February: ETHER, SONIC, VAUNT, ROUSE
Quordle #1124, Friday 21 February: STIFF, PRIZE, SCOWL, DONUT
Quordle #1123, Thursday 20 February: HASTY, DRAPE, FICUS, CRAZE

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