Hints for all four words in today's Quordle, from gentle to strong. Word 1 is the top-left board, and the rest follow in reading order.
Hint 1: Two strong opening words for today
Start with EDICT and then FLUSH. Between them they use 10 different letters that appear somewhere in today's answers.
Hint 2: How many vowels each word has
- Word 1: 2 vowels
- Word 2: 2 vowels, plus a Y
- Word 3: 1 vowel
- Word 4: 2 vowels
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
- Word 1: no repeated letters
- Word 2: no repeated letters
- Word 3: yes, one letter appears more than once
- Word 4: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
- Word 1: To be; have ____; have being or reality
- Word 2: A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
- Word 3: A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
- Word 4: A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with E
- Word 2: starts with D
- Word 3: starts with H
- Word 4: starts with F
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: E _ _ _ T
- Word 2: D _ _ _ Y
- Word 3: H _ _ _ H
- Word 4: F _ _ _ D
Show all 4 answers
- EXIST
- DECOY
- HITCH
- FLUID
The answers to Quordle #1729 are EXIST, DECOY, HITCH, FLUID.
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What today's answers mean
- EXIST: To be; have existence; have being or reality
- DECOY: A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
- HITCH: A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
- FLUID: A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
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