Quordle today – hints and answers for Saturday, June 29 (game #887)

Here's yet another tricky Quordle puzzle to complete, but on the plus side it's a Saturday, so you've got plenty of time to get it done.

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

Quordle today (game #887) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• 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).

Quordle today (game #887) - 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 0 .

Quordle today (game #887) - 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 #887) - 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 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:

Quordle today (game #887) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• B

• P

• R

• S

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

Quordle today (game #887) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #887, are…

• BASIL
• PLAID
• REMIT
• SHEIK

Yet more difficult words in today's Quordle, with SHEIK having an uncommon EI format (and a K), and both BASIL and PLAID being a little more obscure than some of the words that regularly crop up in the game. OK, so neither are strictly obscure – but they might not spring readily to mind in the way that some words do.

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Daily Sequence today (game #887) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #887, are…

• UNION
• GORGE
• FISHY
• DRIER

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #886, Friday 28 June: SCENE, PRIMO, MOGUL, OPIUM
• Quordle #885, Thursday 27 June: MAXIM, DOWNY, ROUSE, ATOLL
• Quordle #884, Wednesday 26 June: NORTH, LEVER, SERUM, SLATE
• Quordle #883, Tuesday 25 June: APPLY, FUNKY, SWORE, TWEAK
• Quordle #882, Monday 24 June: ANGER, SILKY, HURRY, ANODE
• Quordle #881, Sunday 23 June: SPIED, DIZZY, ABUSE, POPPY
• Quordle #880, Saturday 22 June: GROIN, STOVE, SHRUB, HARSH
• Quordle #879, Friday 21 June: INDEX, CLUED, ORBIT, LOSER
• Quordle #878, Thursday 20 June: DELVE, BEZEL, MAMMA, AZURE
• Quordle #877, Wednesday 19 June: CELLO, PRIVY, HUMOR, PAPER
• Quordle #876, Tuesday 18 June: ABYSS, OCTET, BEEFY, PUPAL
• Quordle #875, Monday 17 June: AWAIT, SHADY, SWEET, DRAPE
• Quordle #874, Sunday 16 June: URBAN, MOIST, SPOOL, BELIE
• Quordle #873, Saturday 15 June: LOGIC, SOOTY, WAGON, BRIDE
• Quordle #872, Friday 14 June: MERIT, RASPY, THOSE, WATER
• Quordle #871, Thursday 13 June: NORTH, MOUND, PEACE, RETRY
• Quordle #870, Wednesday 12 June: QUILT, PARTY, SPARK, SINCE
• Quordle #869, Tuesday 11 June: CLANK, GONER, LIEGE, TIARA
• Quordle #868, Monday 10 June: ANGST, SUAVE, MAYBE, PLUMP
• Quordle #867, Sunday 9 June: ABIDE, TERRA, THUMP, CLUNG