Quordle today – my hints and answers for May 31 (#1223)
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A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday, May 30 (game #1222).
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.
Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1.
• Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.
• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.
If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:
• C
• E
• D
• Q
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
The answers to today's Quordle, game #1223, are…
CRUMB
ELFIN
DRIER
QUITE
Today's Quordle was a dream ride for me after a series of traffic jams, with my first guesses being correct and all the letters turning green.
On reflection, I wasn't that much of a genius as I had four correct or incorrect letters for each word with my three starter words paying dividends.
QUITE felt like a magic guess but the reality is there was no other option – even though I didn't know it at the time.
Hope it was a good one for you. Thanks Quordle gods.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1223, are…
SNARE
SCOOP
SHEIK
FORCE
Quordle #1222, Friday, 30 May: RAJAH, CAUSE, BLACK, ETUDE
Quordle #1221, Thursday, 29 May: CRIER, DRAPE, STRUT, NEIGH
Quordle #1220, Wednesday, 28 May: HELLO, BEADY, VIGIL, PURER
Quordle #1219, Tuesday, 27 May: TWEET, RANGE, POPPY, RADAR
Quordle #1218, Monday, 26 May: BLEAT, HOWDY, ASIDE, SCOOP
Quordle #1217, Sunday, 25 May: OCEAN, AMBER, PIPER, GLEAN
Quordle #1216, Saturday, 24 May: HUSKY, HEIST, FOGGY, POLAR
Quordle #1215, Friday, 23 May: SHIRE, GIANT, AWAIT, CAPER
Quordle #1214, Thursday, 22 May: LOSE, GLOVE, STINT, EXCEL
Quordle #1213, Wednesday, 21 May: NOVEL, CHOSE, DIRTY, DONUT
Quordle #1212, Tuesday, 20 May: DECOY, SHAKE, MAPLE, PURER
Quordle #1211, Monday, 19 May: LINK, HANDY, DITCH, WAIVE
Quordle #1210, Sunday, 18 May: QUACK, ROACH, PURGE, DOWNY
Quordle #1209, Saturday, 17 May: STRIP, RANGE, UNITE, GEESE
Quordle #1208, Friday, 16 May: SHEEP, SNUCK, DRIFT, BREAK
Quordle #1207, Thursday, 15 May: PAINT, CROUP, PEDAL, FLUKE
Quordle #1206, Wednesday, 14 May: FAVOR, METER, PICKY, MAKER
Quordle #1205, Tuesday, 13 May: SCENT, AGAPE, POLAR, YEARN
Quordle #1204, Monday, 12 May: ROYAL, ARGUE, BUNCH, READY
Quordle #1203, Sunday, 11 May: QUASH, MUNCH, ALTER, UNDUE
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