‘Quordle’ today: See each ‘Quordle’ answer and hints for July 26
If
Quordle
is a little too challenging today, you’ve come to the right place for hints. There aren’t just hints here, but the whole
Quordle
solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a strategy guide. Either way, scroll down, and you’ll get what you need.
What is
Quordle
?
Quordle
is a five-letter word guessing
game
similar to
Wordle
, except each guess applies letters to four words at the same
time
. You get nine guesses instead of six to correctly guess all four words. It looks like playing four
Wordle
games
at the same time, and that is essentially what it is. But it’s not nearly as intimidating as it sounds.
Is
Quordle
harder than Wordle?
Yes, though not diabolically so.
Where did
Quordle
come from?
Amid the
Wordle
boom of late 2021 and early 2022, when everyone was learning to love free, in-browser, once-a-day word guessing games, creator Freddie Meyer says he took inspiration from one of the first big
Wordle
variations,
Dordle
— the one where you essentially play two
Wordles
at once. He took things up a notch, and
released Quordle on January 30
. Meyer’s creation was covered in
The Guardian
six days later, and now, according to Meyer, it attracts millions of daily users. Today, Meyer earns
modest revenue
from Patreon, where dedicated
Quordle
fans can donate to keep their favorite puzzle game running.
How is
Quordle
pronounced?
“Kwordle.” It should rhyme with “Wordle,” and definitely should not be pronounced exactly like “curdle.”
Is
Quordle
strategy different from
Wordle
?
Yes and no.
Your starting strategy should be the same as with
Wordle
. In fact, if you have a favorite
Wordle
opening word, there’s no reason to change that here. We suggest something rich in vowels, featuring common letters like C, R, and N. But you do you.
After your first guess, however, you’ll notice things getting out of control if you play
Quordle
exactly like
Wordle
.
What should I do in
Quordle
that I don’t do in
Wordle
?
Solving a
Wordle
puzzle can famously come down to a series of single letter-change variations. If you’ve narrowed it down to “-IGHT,” you could guess “MIGHT” “NIGHT” “LIGHT” and “SIGHT” and one of those will probably be the solution — though this is also a famous way to end up losing in
Wordle
, particularly if you play on “hard mode.” In
Quordle
, however, this sort of single-letter winnowing is a deadly trap, and it hints at the important strategic difference between
Wordle
and
Quordle
: In
Quordle
, you can’t afford to waste guesses unless you’re eliminating as many letters as possible at all times.
Guessing a completely random word that you already know isn’t the solution, just to eliminate three or four possible letters you haven’t tried yet, is thought of as a desperate, latch-ditch move in
Wordle
. In
Quordle
, however, it’s a normal part of the player’s strategic toolset.
Is there a way to get the answer faster?
In my experience
Quordle
can be a slow game, sometimes dragging out longer than it would take to play
Wordle
four times. But a sort of blunt-force guessing approach can speed things up. The following strategy also works with
Wordle
if you only want the solution, and don’t care about having the fewest possible guesses:
Try starting with a series of words that puts all the vowels (including Y) on the board, along with some other common letters. We’ve had good luck with the three words: “NOTES,” “ACRID,” and “LUMPY.” YouTuber
DougMansLand
suggests four words: “CANOE,” “SKIRT,” “PLUMB,” and “FUDGY.”
Most of the alphabet is now eliminated, and you’ll only have the ability to make one or two wrong guesses if you use this strategy. But in most cases you’ll have all the information you need to guess the remaining words without any wrong guesses.
If strategy isn’t helping, and you’re still stumped, here are some hints:
Are there any double or triple letters in today’s
Quordle
words?
No.
Are any rare letters being used in today’s
Quordle
like Q or Z?
X.
What do today’s
Quordle
words start with?
I, T, C, and P.
What are the answers for today’s
Quordle
?
Are you sure you want to know?
There’s still time to turn back.
OK, you asked for it. The answers are:
-
INDEX
-
TAKER
-
CURVE
-
PEACH
