Quordle today – hints and answers for Tuesday, August 20 (game #939)

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.

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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 #939) - 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 #939) - 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 #939) - 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 #939) - 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 #939) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• C

• S

• O

• M

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

Quordle today (game #939) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #939, are…

• CHIEF
• SNORT
• OUNCE
• MILKY

It's always helpful when a word has been a recent Wordle answer then appears in Quordle too, and so it was today with OUNCE, which appeared in that other game a couple of weeks ago. In terms of my game, I would have spotted it anyway – my three start words gave me four of the letters in green, and the final one in yellow – but it might be useful for other players, because it could be a tricky answer in isolation (you don't get that many words that begin with two vowels together).

That aside there were no major complications here, although somehow I played LIMBY – which is a stupid guess – rather than MILKY, when faced with an -I--Y answer. Silly.

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Daily Sequence today (game #939) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #939, are…

• DRANK
• RACER
• VIDEO
• GUEST

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #938, Monday 19 August: GIVEN, STIFF, STOOL, ANTIC
• Quordle #937, Sunday 18 August: DEPTH, JUICY, GAWKY, INLAY
• Quordle #936, Saturday 17 August: HUMUS, FRONT, FUNNY, DRYLY
• Quordle #935, Friday 16 August: BRICK, CABLE, INBOX, FLOSS
• Quordle #934, Thursday 15 August: STINT, TRAIL, DECAL, BRAIN
• Quordle #933, Wednesday 14 August: TENOR, CLEFT, USHER, CREEP
• Quordle #932, Tuesday 13 August: LIMIT, AMBLE, ALBUM, BULLY
• Quordle #931, Monday 12 August: CHEER, FUNKY, TRITE, THUMP
• Quordle #930, Sunday 11 August: COURT, LOAMY, TOAST, OCCUR
• Quordle #929, Saturday 10 August: MOLAR, FLIER, HEFTY, JAZZY
• Quordle #928, Friday 9 August: WEARY, SWILL, CUMIN, COBRA
• Quordle #927, Thursday 8 August: GUSTO, SPRIG, SOLID, SWORE
• Quordle #926, Wednesday 7 August: GONER, PEACH, SWUNG, USHER
• Quordle #925, Tuesday 6 August: AWFUL, BLAST, WRING, SCOLD
• Quordle #924, Monday 5 August: CHUCK, VILLA, JIFFY, FLAKE
• Quordle #923, Sunday 4 August: MUDDY, SCARF, DECAL, SURLY
• Quordle #922, Saturday 3 August: UNMET, EJECT, MAPLE, LUCKY
• Quordle #921, Friday 2 August: TIGHT, HONEY, RETRY, SPOUT
• Quordle #920, Thursday 1 August: SUING, CRAFT, STUFF, SPIKE
• Quordle #919, Wednesday 31 July: NOSEY, SHEIK, PHONE, SKIER