Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, February 18 (game #1121)

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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 Monday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday, February 17 (game #1120).

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 #1121) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.

* 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 #1121) - 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 0.

Quordle today (game #1121) - 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 #1121) - 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 #1121) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• T

• S

• B

• D

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

Quordle today (game #1121) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 1121 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1121, are…

TAMER
SCRUB
BRICK
DRIFT

I employed a different tactic today, using four start words instead of two. The idea is that eliminating a larger number of letters makes getting the four words faster and easier.

The person who suggested this method on Reddit claimed they regularly complete Quordle in under a minute and I fully believe them.

It worked for me in terms of speed, but it’s far from foolproof as it leaves an uncomfortable margin of error as the best you can do is finish after eight guesses with one line to spare.

Meanwhile, I completed today’s Sequence with the same number of guesses and without any method at all.

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

Daily Sequence today (game #1121) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1121 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1121, are…

BURNT
EDIFY
THERE
SHEET

Quordle answers: The past 20

Quordle #1120, Monday 17 February: SADLY, WAFER, LITHE, IDIOM
Quordle #1119, Sunday 16 February: GHOUL, AFIRE, COVEN, FIERY
Quordle #1118, Saturday 15 February: CREEP, CONDO, GRILL, FANCY
Quordle #1117, Friday 14 February: MEDIA, ELUDE, THUMB, WIDOW
Quordle #1116, Thursday 13 February: SCALP, DWELL, AMPLE, TRUNK
Quordle #1115, Wednesday 12 February: SHOOK, GRADE, POLAR, SEEDY
Quordle #1114, Tuesday 11 February: HEAVY, CIRCA, PESKY, SCION
Quordle #1113, Monday 10 February: TWIXT, FRESH, GUISE, TABBY
Quordle #1112, Sunday 9 February: TAPIR, SHAKE, TOKEN, SEVEN
Quordle #1111, Saturday 8 February: AFOOT, ALIKE, HUMUS, TOWEL
Quordle #1110, Friday 7 February: PETAL, ABASE, AMONG, CORER
Quordle #1109, Thursday 6 February: MADAM, SCAMP, FAUNA, TRACK
Quordle #1108, Wednesday 5 February: SIXTH, VERVE, BLURB, CACTI
Quordle #1107, Tuesday 4 February: BIRTH, DRAWN, MILKY, JOIST
Quordle #1106, Monday 3 February: SLEET, TENSE, SEIZE, SCAMP
Quordle #1105, Sunday 2 February: LOUSY, PENNE, CHUMP, SALVE
Quordle #1104, Saturday 1 February: FACET, BLISS, FLUFF, FRANK
Quordle #1103, Friday 31 January: PARER, SYNOD, BRAWN, BANJO
Quordle #1102, Thursday 30 January: WEEDY, CHIRP, STALE, SUGAR
Quordle #1101, Wednesday 29 January: CROWN, SCENE, AGILE, CRANK

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