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Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, August 23 (game #942)

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August 23, 2024

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now nearly 1,000 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 Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Quordle expert

Marc McLaren

Quordle today (game #942) – hint #1 – Vowels

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How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.

* 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).

Quordle today (game #942) – hint #2 – repeated letters

Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1.

Quordle today (game #942) – hint #3 – uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today’s Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #942) – hint #4 – starting letters (1)

Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today’s Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2.

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:

Quordle today (game #942) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• L

• S

• C

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #942) – the answers

Quordle answers for game 942 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today’s Quordle, game #942, are…

Sometimes my start words – STARE, DOILY and PUNCH – make Quordle much easier than it would otherwise be. Yesterday was one of those days, and today was another: those three words gave me five letters for SATYR and CLONE, giving me a couple of simple anagrams to solve, plus four for LAUGH and CACHE; I was never in danger of failing today.

I have experimented with using two start words instead, or even one, but either strategy just leaves too much work to do. I’ll never score better than a 7 with this approach, but I also solve almost every single puzzle – and that suits my cautious nature.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.