Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, September 29 (game #979)

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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

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.

Quordle today (game #979) - 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 #979) - 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 #979) - 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 #979) - 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 #979) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• S

• B

• W

• S

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

Quordle today (game #979) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 979 on a yellow background — (Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #979, are…

SERIF
BORNE
WRITE
SLEEK

A couple of today's words might cause some problems; SERIF is a relatively uncommon word that has a very uncommon format, with that IF ending, while SLEEK contains a repeated E. WRITE was the one I lost a guess on, though: that -RI-E format is a very common one, and could be the likes of TRIBE or TRITE as well as the eventual answer. Other than that, though, my three start words did the hard work and I survived with a guess to spare.

Unfortunately I was far less careful with the Daily Sequence and failed for the second time in only a few days. There were some very difficult words there, admittedly, but I still should have played a lot more sensibly.

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Daily Sequence today (game #979) - the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 979 on a yellow background — (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #979, are…

EAGER
TILDE
ABYSS
DELAY

Quordle answers: The past 20

Quordle #978, Saturday 28 September: BUSHY, CIVIC, SNOUT, EQUIP
Quordle #977, Friday 27 September: GUEST, CHASM, ROOST, BASAL
Quordle #976, Thursday 26 September: STAGE, VOGUE, CLUMP, HEATH
Quordle #975, Wednesday 25 September: UMBRA, DADDY, GLAZE, PRANK
Quordle #974, Tuesday 24 September: SPACE, INNER, SPAWN, BEGAT
Quordle #973, Monday 23 September: GUILT, STERN, ANNEX, FIELD
Quordle #972, Sunday 22 September: ZESTY, MEATY, ALIVE, DRAWN
Quordle #971, Saturday 21 September: VITAL, FRAIL, SPEAR, EERIE
Quordle #970, Friday 20 September: ELIDE, DITTO, SHAWL, BONUS
Quordle #969, Thursday 19 September: MARRY, OWING, DICEY, LUCKY
Quordle #968, Wednesday 18 September: CEDAR, VENOM, MIGHT, MEDIC
Quordle #967, Tuesday 17 September: ETHOS, COUNT, PRINT, THREE
Quordle #966, Monday 16 September: ROUGE, SWAMP, FUGUE, UNDUE
Quordle #965, Sunday 15 September: VILLA, SMOKE, BULKY, THRUM
Quordle #964, Saturday 14 September: ESSAY, GENRE, WIMPY, CHUTE
Quordle #963, Friday 13 September: LEANT, ORGAN, FILLY, PLAIT
Quordle #962, Thursday 12 September: ARBOR, STARK, LEAVE, GOOFY
Quordle #961, Wednesday 11 September: ROUGH, CACTI, SAVOY, ODDER
Quordle #960, Tuesday 10 September: PLUMB, SEIZE, EARLY, ASSET
Quordle #959, Monday 9 September: CHIRP, BEADY, THETA, MINUS

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