Today’s Quordle is not one of those extremely difficult ones, or at least that was my experience. But it’s not that simple either. There are a few traps waiting for unwary Quordlers, so read on if you want some tips – or head over to my comments if you just want to see how I got on.
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 #829) – 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 #829) – 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 #829) – 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 #829) – 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 #829) – hint #5 – initial letters (2)
What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?
• T
• D
• P
• S
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Quordle today (game #829) – the answers
The answers to today’s Quordle, game #829, are…
What is the most difficult word for Quordle? There’s probably no single word that would get this honor, but PLAZA would definitely be in the running. Not only does it contain two As (not a letter that is often repeated), but there is also one at the end of the word, where As is not common. And of course it contains a Z – one of the least common letters in the game or the alphabet in general.
Luckily, this isn’t my first rodeo. With a green P and middle A in place, and a yellow L also lurking, I saw him brainstorming internally after a while. DAILY and SINGE were both extremely easy thanks to the letters I had already discovered at the time, and although TULIP required a bit more thinking, I was able to solve today’s Quordle with two guesses left.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Daily series today (game #829) – the answers
The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #829, are…
Quordle replies: The past 20
- 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, BEGGAGE, 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
- Quordle #816, Friday April 19: WOMAN, WAXING, FLIRT, FLOAT
- Quordle #815, Thursday April 18: MATCH, APPLICABLE, BISON, CLINK
- Quordle #814, Wednesday April 17: COLON, EQUIPMENT, SUITE, BLURB
- Quordle #813, Tuesday April 16: METAL, MATEY, AGREE, DRIVE
- Quordle #812, Monday April 15: STINT, FAST, BRING, BUILD
- Quordle #811, Sunday April 14: WITTY, DADDY, SHORT, SNEAKY
- Quordle #810, Saturday April 13: COARSE, ALLOY, DIFFERENCE, TWIST
- Quordle #809, Friday April 12: GUILD, BREAKING, DROOP, BIGOT