It's Saturday, it's the weekend, and it's time for another Quordle puzzle. Is today's game a tricky one? You'll have to try it yourself to find out. But there are some hints below if you need them.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
Quordle today (game #859) - hint #1 - Vowels
How many different vowels are 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), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Quordle today (game #859) - 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 2.
Quordle today (game #859) - 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 #859) - 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 #859) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)
What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?
• D
• L
• L
• G
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Quordle today (game #859) - the answers
The answers to today's Quordle, game #859, are…
- DODGY
- LIBEL
- LANCE
- GROIN
My three set start words came up trumps again today. Take a look at the bottom left, for instance: I already had --NCE in place, plus yellow A and L to play. Clearly the answer had to be LANCE. That then gave me a green L for LIBEL in the bottom right, which came in handy later on for potentially the most difficult of the four quadrants.
DODGY, in the top left, was another one where I had a good start: DO--Y, which given the letters that were already ruled out, could only really be the actual answer, DOGGY or maybe DOOZY. One day I may change my strategy, but I can't think of a better one right now.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Daily Sequence today (game #859) - the answers
The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #859, are…
- SHUNT
- MAJOR
- MERCY
- PERIL
Quordle answers: The past 20
- Quordle #858, Friday 31 May: BRAWN, CINCH, WHOSE, GUESS
- Quordle #857, Thursday 30 May: DEBIT, HATER, PHOTO, SPIKE
- Quordle #856, Wednesday 29 May: CRUMB, MACRO, WHEEL, COMMA
- Quordle #855, Tuesday 28 May: MARRY, DUTCH, BRINE, TACIT
- Quordle #854, Monday 27 May: PHOTO, LURID, PURGE, EMCEE
- Quordle #853, Sunday 26 May: BRINK, ALLEY, FENCE, GUILT
- Quordle #852, Saturday 25 May: CREST, SLICK, RATTY, SPURT
- Quordle #851, Friday 24 May: COPSE, STINT, SPIRE, IONIC
- Quordle #850, Thursday 23 May: MOLDY, REBEL, SPORT, MECCA
- Quordle #849, Wednesday 22 May: BLAST, USAGE, AUDIO, DETOX
- Quordle #848, Tuesday 21 May: NUDGE, OVINE, STRIP, TABOO
- Quordle #847, Monday 20 May: FORCE, SPREE, CACHE, RADII
- Quordle #846, Sunday 19 May: ALIKE, USHER, FLAKE, SUAVE
- Quordle #845, Saturday 18 May: HUMPH, SHARD, LABOR, CROWD
- Quordle #844, Friday 17 May: DREAD, USUAL, LOVER, SPEAK
- Quordle #843, Thursday 16 May: COVEY, TWEAK, DITTO, DECAY
- Quordle #842, Wednesday 15 May: ABUSE, MANGY, WAGER, AHEAD
- Quordle #841, Tuesday 14 May: FLUTE, CARRY, BULLY, PURSE
- Quordle #840, Monday 13 May: CRASS, NICHE, CHEST, PRIZE
- Quordle #839, Sunday 12 May: BLAST, FRONT, CLACK, EAGLE
