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 SIGMA and then CRUEL. 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, plus a Y
- Word 2: 2 vowels
- Word 3: 2 vowels
- Word 4: 1 vowel
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
- Word 1: yes, one letter appears more than once
- 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: The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
- Word 2: To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
- Word 3: A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
- Word 4: Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with A
- Word 2: starts with G
- Word 3: starts with M
- Word 4: starts with W
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: A _ _ _ Y
- Word 2: G _ _ _ M
- Word 3: M _ _ _ S
- Word 4: W _ _ _ G
Show all 4 answers
- ASSAY
- GLEAM
- MUCUS
- WRING
The answers to Quordle #1736 are ASSAY, GLEAM, MUCUS, WRING.
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What today's answers mean
- ASSAY: The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
- GLEAM: To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
- MUCUS: A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
- WRING: Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
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