Quordle today – hints and answers for Monday May 20 (game #847)
Welcome to another week of Quordle puzzles courtesy of Merriam-Webster, the dictionary people. As always, it offers a tricky combination of four Wordle games played simultaneously, so read on if you need some tips.
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 #847) – hint #1 – Vowels
How many different vowels are there 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), and not Y (which is sometimes also counted as a vowel).
Quordle today (game #847) – 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: 3.
Quordle today (game #847) – hint #3 – unusual letters
Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?
• No. None of the questions Q, Z, X or J appear in today’s Quordle answers.
Quordle today (game #847) – 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 #847) – hint #5 – initial letters (2)
What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?
• F
• S
• C
• R
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Quordle today (game #847) – the answers
The answers to today’s Quordle, game #847, are…
This is potentially a very difficult Quordle, although as always a lot will depend on what your strategy is. Mine is to start with three set words, STARE, DOILY, and PUNCH, which together use fifteen of the most common letters in the alphabet, including all five vowels. Furthermore, most of those letters are in their most common positions; For example, S is likely at the beginning, Y at the end, and so on.
Sometimes it just works. Today was one of those days. And that was a good thing, because with repeated letters in SPREE, CACHE and RADII, and the latter also being a more obscure word than most, it could have been much more difficult for me. However, my three starting words gave me a very good opening and I was then able to solve them all in successive guesses, leaving me with two guesses left.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Daily series today (game #847) – the answers
The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #847, are…
Quordle replies: The past 20
- Quordle #846, Sunday May 19: SUCH AS, USHER, FLAKE, SUAVE
- Quordle #845, Saturday May 18: HUMPH, SCREEN, LABOR, CROWD
- Quordle #844, Friday May 17: DREAD, USUAL, LOVER, SPEAK
- Quordle #843, Thursday May 16: COVEY, TWEAK, Ditto, decay
- Quordle #842, Wednesday May 15: ABUSE, SHARING, BETTING, FORWARD
- Quordle #841, Tuesday May 14: WHISTLE, CARRY, BULLYING, BUSH
- Quordle #840, Monday May 13: SCRATCH, NICHE, CHEST, PRICE
- Quordle #839, Sunday May 12: BLAST, FOR, CLACK, EAGLE
- Quordle #838, Saturday May 11: SPICKY, FRAME, Sticky, WILD
- Quordle #837, Friday May 10: QUASH, PERKY, NEXT, HARPY
- 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