Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, October 18 (game #998)

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 #997) - 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 #998) - 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 #998) - 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 #998) - 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 #998) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• P

• M

• E

• N

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

Quordle today (game #998) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #998, are…

• PUPIL
• MOCHA
• EGRET
• NATAL

Didn't we have EGRET only a few days ago? Why yes – it was an answer last Saturday, making it a surprising inclusion again so soon afterwards. It certainly impacted my game today, because I figured it wouldn't be an answer again and went with GREET instead, thus losing one guess. There's no reason why it shouldn't be an answer twice in quick succession, though – so I shall remember this for next time.

EGRET was one of four tricky words today, with MOCHA, NATAL and PUPIL all having either repeated letters or uncommon spellings, or both. I solved it, but it was hard work.

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

Daily Sequence today (game #998) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #998, are…

• AZURE
• CLOUT
• ABHOR
• DRIER

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #997, Thursday 17 October: BUILD, BIRTH, LURCH, SASSY
• Quordle #996, Wednesday 16 October: EERIE, SMIRK, HUNCH, EMBED
• Quordle #995, Tuesday 15 October: UMBRA, BRIEF, GRAVY, TORUS
• Quordle #994, Monday 14 October: ROGUE, STORY, EMCEE, AUNTY
• Quordle #993, Sunday 13 October: UNFIT, NYMPH, THUMB, PUREE
• Quordle #992, Saturday 12 October: SAUCY, UNDUE, EGRET, HELLO
• Quordle #991, Friday 11 October: RINSE, ANIME, PUSHY, ZEBRA
• Quordle #990, Thursday 10 October: UNTIL, MARSH, METAL, WINDY
• Quordle #989, Wednesday 9 October: TRIAL, HUSKY, DOWNY, TRADE
• Quordle #988, Tuesday 8 October: TROUT, HATER, BARGE, DOZEN
• Quordle #987, Monday 7 October: CAULK, HALVE, APING, HEATH
• Quordle #986, Sunday 6 October: FUDGE, TENOR, BEGAT, ROUSE
• Quordle #985, Saturday 5 October: ELECT, CROAK, FRISK, JAUNT
• Quordle #984, Friday 4 October: ELFIN, GRAIL, PATIO, RECAP
• Quordle #983, Thursday 3 October: TENTH, REMIT, CURVE, TOAST
• Quordle #982, Wednesday 2 October: ARGUE, CRANE, TOKEN, PRINT
• Quordle #981, Tuesday 1 October: FRILL, MADLY, GRANT, NYLON
• Quordle #980, Monday 30 September: CRUSH, TARDY, TEACH, STUMP
• Quordle #979, Sunday 29 September: SERIF, BORNE, WRITE, SLEEK
• Quordle #978, Saturday 28 September: BUSHY, CIVIC, SNOUT, EQUIP