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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
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
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