Quordle today – hints and answers for Thursday, October 17 (game #997)

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Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now nearly 1,000 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 Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles.

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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Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a daily today's Wordle answer column and a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position. He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.

Quordle today (game #996) - 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 #997) - 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 #997) - 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 #997) - 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 #997) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• B

• B

• L

• S

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

Quordle today (game #997) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 997 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #997, are…

  • BUILD
  • BIRTH
  • LURCH
  • SASSY

Quordle seems to be fond of words with multiple repeated letters in right now. After EERIE and its three Es yesterday and EMCEE on Monday, here's SASSY and its three Ss.

SASSY was a very tough Wordle when it appeared in that game last November (average score: 5.0) and is likely to cause as many problems here. The other words aren't too tricky, but I needed a guess to confirm the B in BIRTH and BUILD, then spent another on SAVVY, before completing on the final attempt.

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Daily Sequence today (game #997) - the answers

Quordle daily sequence answers for game 997 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #997, are…

  • TASTY
  • TRITE
  • LOATH
  • ERECT

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #996, Wednesday 16 October: EERIE, SMIRK, HUNCH, EMBED
  • Quordle #995, Tuesday 15 October: UMBRA, BRIEF, GRAVY, TORUS
  • Quordle #994, Monday 14 October: ROGUE, STORY, EMCEE, AUNTY
  • Quordle #993, Sunday 13 October: UNFIT, NYMPH, THUMB, PUREE
  • Quordle #992, Saturday 12 October: SAUCY, UNDUE, EGRET, HELLO
  • Quordle #991, Friday 11 October: RINSE, ANIME, PUSHY, ZEBRA
  • Quordle #990, Thursday 10 October: UNTIL, MARSH, METAL, WINDY
  • Quordle #989, Wednesday 9 October: TRIAL, HUSKY, DOWNY, TRADE
  • Quordle #988, Tuesday 8 October: TROUT, HATER, BARGE, DOZEN
  • Quordle #987, Monday 7 October: CAULK, HALVE, APING, HEATH
  • Quordle #986, Sunday 6 October: FUDGE, TENOR, BEGAT, ROUSE
  • Quordle #985, Saturday 5 October: ELECT, CROAK, FRISK, JAUNT
  • Quordle #984, Friday 4 October: ELFIN, GRAIL, PATIO, RECAP
  • Quordle #983, Thursday 3 October: TENTH, REMIT, CURVE, TOAST
  • Quordle #982, Wednesday 2 October: ARGUE, CRANE, TOKEN, PRINT
  • Quordle #981, Tuesday 1 October: FRILL, MADLY, GRANT, NYLON
  • Quordle #980, Monday 30 September: CRUSH, TARDY, TEACH, STUMP
  • Quordle #979, Sunday 29 September: SERIF, BORNE, WRITE, SLEEK
  • Quordle #978, Saturday 28 September: BUSHY, CIVIC, SNOUT, EQUIP
  • Quordle #977, Friday 27 September: GUEST, CHASM, ROOST, BASAL
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Marc McLaren
Marc McLaren
Global Editor in Chief

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).