Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday December 8 (game #1049)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong today, over 1,000 games later. It offers a real challenge though, so read on if you need some Quordle tips today – or scroll further down for the answers.

Do you like 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 today’s Quordle is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1049) – 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 #1049) – 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: 0.

Quordle today (game #1049) – hint #3 – unusual letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear in today’s Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1049) – hint #4 – initial letters (1)

Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

The number 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 #1049) – hint #5 – initial letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• b

• S

• M

• i

Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1049) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Quordle, game #1049, are…

After mastering the tactics yesterday – or getting lucky with my Battleships technique – I fell apart today, but I was on the right track and my starter ended in an O.

Some of the best things in life are five-letter words that end in O – disco, bongo, mango, um, photo? That reminds me of Pablo and his herd of hippos. Like many multi-millionaires from the 1980s, Colombian King Narco liked to display his wealth through a collection of exotic animals, including four hippos. After he was shot dead, the hippos escaped and quickly grew into a sizable herd of 166 wild beasts that caused havoc and wanton destruction in much the same way as their deceased owner.

The Quordle word ending in O in today’s quartet is the less exciting and trickier to guess – for me at least – INTRO, which was actually my Quordle outro.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.


Daily Series Today (Game #1049) – The Answers

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The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1049, are…


Quordle replies: The past 20

  • Quordle #1048, Saturday December 7: SHAKY, COOK, GHOUL, VERS
  • Quordle #1047, Friday December 6: BRAWL, TOT, DOWER, STING
  • Quordle #1046, Thursday December 5: AGEING, BICEP, cloves, spill
  • Quordle #1045, Wednesday December 4: JUDGE, GIVER, GNASH, cloak
  • Quordle #1044, Tuesday December 3: FUDGE, THICK, CRANK, STASH
  • Quordle #1043, Monday December 2: TROPE, HOVER, SAUNA, SHAPE
  • Quordle #1042, Sunday December 1: NAIVE, CIRCA, STEAD, MICRO
  • Quordle #1041, Saturday November 30: MOM, SNUCK, CRYPT, TAROT
  • Quordle #1040, Friday November 29: DROP, DROOL, DIM, SLIDE
  • Quordle #1039, Thursday November 28: RANK, WORRY, NOISE, DAISY
  • Quordle #1038, Wednesday November 27: HEART, ROGUE, RUDE, USEFUL
  • Quordle #1037, Tuesday November 26: PRIED, FAINT, HURRY, WOOER
  • Quordle #1036, Monday November 25: PUSH, SNOOP, KITCH, DRY
  • Quordle #1035, Sunday November 24: CLOTH, CLAMP, SMALL, CHEST
  • Quordle #1034, Saturday November 23: AVOID, PLANTING, FILET, TWIRLING
  • Quordle #1033, Friday November 22: CUTIE, REMOTE, ETUDE, DUMB
  • Quordle #1032, Thursday November 21: RABBI, eager, coughing, rash
  • Quordle #1031, Wednesday November 20: MINTY, TOPAZ, BRUSH, LAPEL
  • Quordle #1030, Tuesday November 19: NINJA, PENCE, PAINT, FOAM
  • Quordle #1029, Monday November 18: ASCOT, EDGE, WEIRD, HOMER
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