Today's Quordle lands on Monday, and this challenge serves up a well-balanced quartet, GAUNT's sharp consonants, SNEAK's silent maneuver, ROUTE's double-vowel glide, and POKER's card-table finish. With nine guesses to solve all four words simultaneously, you'll need every edge you can get. We've got the hints to guide you to a clean sweep.
The Basics (For New Players)
Quordle gives you nine attempts to crack four five-letter words at once. Each guess applies to all four grids simultaneously. After each guess, tiles change color: green means right letter, right spot; yellow signals right letter, wrong position; gray indicates the letter isn't in that particular word. One puzzle per day, shared by word game enthusiasts worldwide.
Created as a Wordle variant and now hosted by Merriam-Webster, Quordle has become the ultimate test for word puzzle veterans who want more challenge. Today's puzzle awaits with four words to conquer.
Today's Puzzle at a Glance
Four words spanning adjectives, verbs, and nouns. Two words start with consonants, two with vowels, wait, all four start with consonants: G, S, R, P. Vowel density varies significantly: GAUNT has two vowels (A, U), SNEAK has two (E, A), ROUTE has three (O, U, E), and POKER has two (O, E). No repeated letters within any single word, which keeps each grid clean. The letter E appears in three of the four answers, a solid early-guess target.
Word 1 (Top-Left): Hints
The Vibe: Emaciated, barren, stripped down to the bone.
The Category: Adjective describing a thin, worn appearance, often from hardship.
The Boundaries: Starts with G, ends with T.
The Structure: Consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant-consonant pattern. Two vowels in the middle (positions 2 and 3), bookended by hard consonants.
The Giveaway: What you'd call someone who looks lean and haggard after a long journey.
Word 2 (Top-Right): Hints
The Vibe: Furtive, quiet, moving under the radar.
The Category: Verb meaning to move stealthily or act in a secretive manner.
The Boundaries: Starts with S, ends with K.
The Structure: Consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant. Two consonants lead, a single vowel sits in position 3.
The Giveaway: The way you'd move if you didn't want anyone to hear you coming.
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): Hints
The Vibe: Directional, planned, a line from A to B.
The Category: Noun referring to a way, path, or course taken to reach a destination.
The Boundaries: Starts with R, ends with E.
The Structure: Consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant-vowel. Three vowels across five positions, that's heavy vowel density for a Quordle word.
The Giveaway: The itinerary you'd map out before a road trip.
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): Hints
The Vibe: Casino lights, bluffs, and a straight flush.
The Category: Noun naming a popular card game played with a standard 52-card deck.
The Boundaries: Starts with P, ends with R.
The Structure: Consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel-consonant. Alternating pattern, P-O-K-E-R, makes this one of the most intuitive five-letter words in the set.
The Giveaway: The game where you hold 'em, fold 'em, or go all in.
Quick-Reference Clues
Word 1 First Letter: G | Last Letter: T
Word 2 First Letter: S | Last Letter: K
Word 3 First Letter: R | Last Letter: E
Word 4 First Letter: P | Last Letter: R
Today's Quordle Answers
Final warning: All four answers are directly below. Scroll only if you're ready.
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Word 1 (Top-Left): GAUNT
Word 2 (Top-Right): SNEAK
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): ROUTE
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): POKER
Word DNA
GAUNT, Adjective. Extremely thin and bony, often from hunger or fatigue. From Middle English, likely of Scandinavian origin, related to the idea of being "lean" or "meager."
SNEAK, Verb. To move, act, or proceed in a quiet, furtive manner to avoid detection. Old English snīcan, to crawl or creep, carrying the same stealthy connotation for over a thousand years.
ROUTE, Noun. A way or course taken in getting from one place to another. From Old French rute, meaning "way" or "path," ultimately from Latin rupta (a broken way).
POKER, Noun. A card game in which players bet on the value of their hands, with bluffing as a core mechanic. Origin uncertain, possibly from the German pochen (to brag or boast), which also gave us the verb "to poke."
Difficulty Rating
Overall Difficulty: 2.5 / 5
Hardest Word: GAUNT, less common in everyday conversation, and the G-A-U-N-T letter sequence doesn't appear in many common openers.
Easiest Word: POKER, the alternating consonant-vowel pattern makes it highly guessable, especially after a few letter reveals.
Trap Factor: LOW. No duplicate letters, no obscure Scrabble tiles, no vowel traps. The words are distinct enough that cross-grid contamination is minimal.
This is a midweek-level puzzle dropped on a Monday. ROUTE and SNEAK are everyday vocabulary; POKER is a cultural staple. GAUNT is the only word that might make you pause, but even it falls quickly once you land the G and T bookends. Expect most experienced players to clear all four by guess six or seven.
Tomorrow's Reset
Tomorrow's puzzle drops at midnight. Did today's quartet catch you off guard, or did you sweep all four with guesses to spare? Either way, every Quordle sharpens your instincts for the next one.
See you at midnight for the next four-word challenge.
