Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, February 23 (game #1126)

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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 Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, February 22 (game #1125).

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 #1126) - 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 #1126) - 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 #1126) - 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 #1126) - 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 #1126) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• R

• R

• S

• B

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

Quordle today (game #1126) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 1126 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1126, are…

  • RABID
  • RELIC
  • SCRAM
  • BASIS

It’s taken me a ridiculously long time to get there (I started writing this column in December, having never really played Quordle that much before – just lots of Wordle), but I’m now regularly completing the game after seven rounds using the three-starter-words approach.

I’m still not sure what the perfect three start words are, or if the method fails if there are more uncommon words or letter combinations, but it certainly makes it faster.

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


Daily Sequence today (game #1126) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1126 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1126, are…

  • GEEKY
  • DENIM
  • BELIE
  • ABACK

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • 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
  • Quordle #1122, Wednesday 19 February: ABATE, TROVE, VENUE, DRAPE
  • Quordle #1121, Tuesday 18 February: TAMER, SCRUB, BRICK, DRIFT
  • 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
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