Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday May 10 (game #837)
The final Quordle puzzle of the week is once again a pretty tricky one, but that’s not exactly unusual for this game, which continues to challenge those cruising through Wordle. I count myself among them, as I have never lost a game of Wordle since I started playing in 2022 (I did lose once in the Wordle archive), but have been defeated here several times. There are some pointers to help you troubleshoot the problem if it all proves too troublesome.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about today’s Quordle is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
Quordle today (game #837) – hint #1 – Vowels
How many different vowels are there 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), and not Y (which is sometimes also counted as a vowel).
Quordle today (game #837) – hint #2 – repeated letters
Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters?
• The number of Quordle answers with a repeated letter today is: 1.
Quordle today (game #837) – hint #3 – unusual letters
Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?
• Yes. One of the questions Q, Z, X or J appears in today’s Quordle answers.
Quordle today (game #837) – hint #4 – initial letters (1)
Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?
• The number of the contemporary Quordle answers that start with the same letter are 0.
If you just want to know the answers at this stage, just scroll down. If you’re not ready yet, here’s another prompt to make it a lot easier:
Quordle today (game #837) – hint #5 – initial letters (2)
What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?
• Q
• P
• E
• H
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Quordle today (game #837) – the answers
The answers to today’s Quordle, game #837, are…
What are the factors that make Quordle more difficult? Repeated letters would be one, and there are two Es in ENSUE. Also unusual letters – and there is a Q in QUASH. And to throw a third into the mix: what about words with too many similar spelling alternatives… those aren’t really here, but PERKY could also have been JERKY, so that’s half a point in that column.
In short, this Quordle puzzle was potentially tricky. Fortunately, my three starting words were (mostly) trumps, which gave me the green -UA-H that led straight to QUASH, and the P at the beginning of PERKY to make that simpler. ENSUE was more difficult; I played UNSEE first. But I survived with one gamble left, so I’ll settle for that.
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Daily series today (game #837) – the answers
The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #837, are…
Quordle replies: The past 20
- Quordle #836, Thursday May 9: WOUND, IGLOO, FLAIRY, PIE
- Quordle #835, Wednesday May 8: SERIOUS, GLORY, RADAR, SMALL
- Quordle #834, Tuesday May 7: DELAY, BOUGH, MISER, MAGMA
- Quordle #833, Monday May 6: SPOT, GENIE, LEVEL, RELAY
- Quordle #832, Sunday May 5: GAZER, TWEET, FERRY, THUMB
- Quordle #831, Saturday May 4: CAR, FAST, MURAL, LIEGE
- Quordle #830, Friday May 3: NUDGE, CLASH, BAR, AGENT
- Quordle #829, Thursday May 2: TULIP, PLAZA, DAILY, SINGE
- Quordle #828, Wednesday May 1: ROUGH, SYNOD, POSSE, PARRY
- Quordle #827, Tuesday April 30: STASH, CHOICE, REEDY, WALTZ
- Quordle #826, Monday April 29: STAKE, PURIFICATION, PECAN, PLANT
- Quordle #825, Sunday April 28: LAMA, CUMIN, CAULK, RABID
- Quordle #824, Saturday April 27: QUACK, BERET, SKULL, LATHE
- Quordle #823, Friday April 26: DOWN, FLING, SOUND, BONEY
- Quordle #822, Thursday April 25: WHILE, DODGY, MACHO, TAKEAWAY
- Quordle #821, Wednesday April 24: STEP, CHANNEL, SHINE, UNITE
- Quordle #820, Tuesday April 23: PLANK, DROP, HAMMER, BELLY
- Quordle #819, Monday April 22: PLAID, ADAGE, DIODE, ELBOW
- Quordle #818, Sunday April 21: CABINET, FUNKY, CAVIL, MANGA
- Quordle #817, Saturday April 20: PUNCH, FORWARD, DOF, US