Quordle today – hints and answers for Thursday, July 4 (game #892)

Happy 4th of July to those of you who celebrate. Whether you're celebrating your Quordle puzzle performance today will depend on whether you solve it or not – and I've got some hints for you if you need them.

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 #892) - 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 #892) - 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 #892) - 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 #892) - 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 #892) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• M

• B

• S

• M

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

Quordle today (game #892) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #892, are…

• MIRTH
• BLISS
• SWUNG
• MAUVE

More uncommon words for Quordle today, which has been making a habit recently of packing the board with terms you don't see all that often. None of the four here are truly obscure, but neither MAUVE nor MIRTH tend to be used that often. BLISS, with its repeated S, is also potentially a difficult one.

I played a little more carefully today and managed to solve them with two guesses remaining, but I think my little experiment with two start words may have run its course – I'm still yet to see a benefit over using three. Maybe one more go…

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

Daily Sequence today (game #892) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #892, are…

• HALVE
• KINKY
• PRISM
• AGILE

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #891, Wednesday 3 July: QUOTE, PLUMP, SINGE, SCOWL
• Quordle #890, Tuesday 2 July: YACHT, LODGE, BELLY, COVET
• Quordle #889, Monday 1 July: INCUR, MINTY, LIMIT, SYNOD
• Quordle #888, Sunday 30 June: ALIBI, HYENA, NERVE, KNOWN
• 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