Quordle today – hints and answers for Monday, July 29 (game #917)

Today's Quordle is a potentially difficult one, even more so than usual, so read on if you need a little help.

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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 #917) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5 *.

* 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 #917) - 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 #917) - hint #3 - uncommon letters

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

• Yes . One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #917) - 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 #917) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• Q

• O

• L

• T

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

Quordle today (game #917) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #917, are…

• QUIET
• ORDER
• LEAVE
• TODDY

Ooh, this is a potentially nasty Quordle puzzle. Three of the answers contain a repeated letter, the other one an uncommon Q. I needed all nine guesses to complete it, and my streak was undoubtedly at risk going into guess 8. In fact, I got lucky with that one when I guessed BLAME rather foolishly; if the answer had been GLAZE or FLAKE I'd have faced a 50/50 on the final guess. As it happened, the L stayed yellow, which meant it had to be LEAVE. Phew!

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Daily Sequence today (game #917) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #917, are…

• FORTH
• HEAVY
• MANOR
• BONGO

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #916, Sunday 28 July: GAUGE, EASEL, GIRTH, LATER
• Quordle #915, Saturday 27 July: LEAFY, MOUTH, GLAZE, RINSE
• Quordle #914, Friday 26 July: NUTTY, TATTY, SHUSH, THIGH
• Quordle #913, Thursday 25 July: BLURB, PENCE, PHASE, SKIMP
• Quordle #912, Wednesday 24 July: FUSSY, PRIMO, THOSE, HEARD
• Quordle #911, Tuesday 23 July: CLIFF, SIXTY, FAITH, GRAPH
• Quordle #910, Monday 22 July: GRAIN, AGAIN, BRICK, APTLY
• Quordle #909, Sunday 21 July: LIVER, PERIL, JEWEL, PROWL
• Quordle #908, Saturday 20 July: WAIST, THINK, PROSE, BATHE
• Quordle #907, Friday 19 July: CINCH, WOKEN, BICEP, INLAY
• Quordle #906, Thursday 18 July: SHALE, BLINK, CHOCK, POPPY
• Quordle #905, Wednesday 17 July: SYRUP, AMISS, OTTER, BOTCH
• Quordle #904, Tuesday 16 July: STOIC, HOMER, STORE, STEAL
• Quordle #903, Monday 15 July: QUASH, BRASS, UTTER, ALERT
• Quordle #902, Sunday 14 July: MUSKY, AGATE, EXPEL, SLICK
• Quordle #901, Saturday 13 July: GROWL, WHELP, CURVY, APTLY
• Quordle #900, Friday 12 July: CHEER, SQUIB, CLEFT, ODDLY
• Quordle #899, Thursday 11 July: BACON, JIFFY, ANVIL, ALLOY
• Quordle #898, Wednesday 10 July: RALPH, LIKEN, COUNT, DROWN
• Quordle #897, Tuesday 9 July: EJECT, DRIVE, CLUCK, CLOUD