Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, June 30 (game #888)

Quordle is having one of its ultra-tricky runs, and today's continues that theme. You might well need some help to complete it; read on if so.

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.

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 #888) - hint #1 - Vowels

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 #888) - 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 3 .

Quordle today (game #888) - 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 #888) - 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 #888) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• A

• H

• N

• K

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

Quordle today (game #888) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #888, are…

• ALIBI
• HYENA
• NERVE
• KNOWN

The past few Quordles have been really difficult, and today's is no exception. KNOWN is one of those annoying words that is really common but has such an unusual structure that it can remain out of mind until it's too late, the silent K and repeated N combining to disguise the word itself. HYENA is worse still, with every letter out of place. Add in the repeated Es in NERVE and Is in ALIBI and you have all the ingredients for a troublesome Quordle.

On the plus side, I completed the Daily Sequence in what may be my lowest score yet, thanks in no small part to STARE, one of my three start words, turning up as the fourth answer.

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

Daily Sequence today (game #888) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #888, are…

• INTRO
• STEIN
• SNOWY
• STARE

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #887, Saturday 29 June: BASIL, PLAID, REMIT, SHEIK
• 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