Getting Started with Quordle

Quordle can be enjoyed here on the Merriam-Webster platform. Each day at midnight local time, a fresh puzzle awaits.

For those unfamiliar, Quordle takes the classic Wordle format and adds a twist: you’re tasked with cracking four five-letter words simultaneously. Each guess contributes to all four puzzles, making it more challenging than the original. Players receive nine attempts in total (12 in “Chill” mode or eight in “Extreme” mode) compared to the six offered by Wordle.

Begin your quest by suggesting a five-letter word. The letters in each of the quadrants will highlight green for correct letters, yellow for the right letters in the wrong positions, and gray for letters not part of the secret word.

Ready for some clues? Let’s dive in!

Hints for Today’s Quordle

• Top left: This refers to a counterfeit item designed to mislead.

• Top right: The action taken on a margarita before it’s served.

• Bottom left: A type of tree known for its syrup.

• Bottom right: Something that is cleaner and more refined.

Are there any double or repeated letters in today’s Quordle?

• Top left: No duplicates.

• Top right: No duplicates.

• Bottom left: No duplicates.

• Bottom right: There is one letter that repeats, but they are not adjacent to each other.

Initial Letters of Today’s Quordle Words

• Top left: D

• Top right: S

• Bottom left: M

• Bottom right: P

Ending Letters of Today’s Quordle Words

• Top left: Y

• Top right: E

• Bottom left: E

• Bottom right: R

The Answers to Today’s Quordle

• Top left: DECOY

• Top right: SHAKE

• Bottom left: MAPLE

• Bottom right: PURER

Strategy for Solving Today’s Quordle

Starting with the word CRATE revealed an A and an E in the upper right section.

The next guess, PLANE, gave me some useful yellow letters in the lower left quadrant, prompting me to focus on that area.

With the letters highlighted, APPLE seemed promising for the lower left, leading me to conclude MAPLE was the only logical remaining option.

To gather additional information, I guessed HOUSE. This indicated the lower left might be related to either PURES, PUREE, or PURER. Testing PURER turned out to be successful.

The upper right quadrant could potentially be SHAVE or SHAKE. Upon trying SHAKE, I was correct!

Since the upper left didn’t end with E or D, I hypothesized it started with either. DECOR didn’t work due to the absence of R. However, DECOY was the winner!