Playing Quordle

Quordle can be found here on the Merriam-Webster platform, with a new challenge released daily.

This game offers a twist on the daily Wordle format from The New York Times, where players have a set number of attempts to deduce a five-letter hidden word. In Quordle, however, you’re tackling four Wordle-style puzzles at once, and each guess applies to all four simultaneously. As a result of this increased complexity, players receive nine guesses (twelve on “Chill” mode and eight on “Extreme”), unlike the traditional six from Wordle.

Begin by selecting a five-letter word. The letters will display in each of the four segments — turning green if correct, yellow if in the right word but wrong position, or gray if that letter is absent.

Are you ready for some hints? Here we go!

Hints for Today’s Quordle

• Upper left: A person who announces information aloud.

• Upper right: To spread cloth over something.

• Lower left: A proud stride, often in elevated footwear.

• Lower right: The sound made by a horse.

Contain any doubled letters?

• Upper left: Yes, a consonant repeats.

• Upper right: No.

• Lower left: Yes, a consonant repeats.

• Lower right: No.

Initial Letters of Today’s Words

• Upper left: C

• Upper right: D

• Lower left: S

• Lower right: N

Ending Letters of Today’s Words

• Upper left: R

• Upper right: E

• Lower left: T

• Lower right: H

Today’s Quordle Solution

• Upper left: CRIER

• Upper right: DRAPE

• Lower left: STRUT

• Lower right: NEIGH

Strategy for Today’s Quordle

Starting with a word like SLATE provides useful information. Noting that the upper right word could begin with a cluster of consonants but cannot have an ‘L’ or ‘S’, reduces options to variants like PR, FR, BR, or CR. It might also start with a vowel.

Using MOUND aids in revealing additional vowels.

Next, testing with DRAPE yielded a match for the upper right guess—success!

For the bottom left, STRUT seems plausible. Confirmed!

Considering CREEK for the upper left was close, but CRIER fit perfectly.

N and E have limited placement in the bottom right. Attempting NEIGH resulted in a swift completion!

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Top Starting Words for Quordle

Wondering what to guess first? Insights from Wordle suggest approaches you might find effective.

Choosing starter words with frequently used letters can improve your chances of landing yellow or green squares, which aids later guesses. While there’s no universally “best” word to kick off, analyses suggest words like:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

An MIT investigation revealed starting with words such as:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other notable mentions include ARISE or ROUND. While words like ADIEU and AUDIO focus on vowels, opting for consonant-heavy starters like RENTS or CLAMP might be more strategic. Determine your approach and monitor the outcomes!