Today's Quordle drops today's puzzle, and this Saturday challenge serves up a mixed bag, two past-tense verbs, a trusty noun, and a geographic feature that'll test your vocabulary range. With nine guesses to solve all four words simultaneously, 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
Three of today's four words lean common, but the fourth throws in a double-L curveball. Vowel distribution is generous, every word contains at least one E, and there's a distinct pattern of repeated letters across the grid that rewards smart guess elimination. Start strong and you'll clean up.
Word 1 (Top-Left): Hints
The Vibe: A card game move that's also a business transaction.
The Category: Past-tense verb; also a noun in card contexts.
The Boundaries: Starts with D, ends with T.
The Structure: Two vowels flanked by three consonants. A and E are the vowels, with no repeated letters.
The Giveaway: What you did when you distributed the cards around the table.
Word 2 (Top-Right): Hints
The Vibe: Medieval transportation, noble and dependable.
The Category: Noun, a horse, specifically one bred for riding into battle.
The Boundaries: Starts with S, ends with D.
The Structure: Double E in the middle position. A classic vowel-consonant pattern with three consonants bookending two identical vowels.
The Giveaway: A knight's loyal mount, often mentioned in epic poetry.
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): Hints
The Vibe: Something that contradicts appearances, a trickster word.
The Category: Verb, to give a false impression or misrepresent.
The Boundaries: Starts with B, ends with E.
The Structure: Three vowels (E, I, E) and two consonants. The E appears twice, and the word ends with a vowel, uncommon in today's set.
The Giveaway: "His calm expression didn't ___ his inner panic."
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): Hints
The Vibe: A narrow channel carved by water, rugged and earthy.
The Category: Noun, a small, narrow ravine or ditch worn by running water.
The Boundaries: Starts with G, ends with Y.
The Structure: Double L in the middle. Two consonants followed by double L and ending in Y, the only Y-ending word in the puzzle.
The Giveaway: A drainage channel you'd find in farmland or a hillside after heavy rain.
Quick-Reference Clues
Word 1 First Letter: D | Last Letter: T
Word 2 First Letter: S | Last Letter: D
Word 3 First Letter: B | Last Letter: E
Word 4 First Letter: G | Last Letter: Y
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): DEALT
Word 2 (Top-Right): STEED
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): BELIE
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): GULLY
Word DNA
DEALT, Verb (past tense of deal). To have distributed or apportioned something, or to have handled a situation. From Old English dǣlan, meaning "to divide, share, distribute."
STEED, Noun. A horse, especially a spirited or fast one used for riding. From Old English stēda ("stallion"), rooted in the same Germanic source as "stud."
BELIE, Verb. To give a false impression of something; to contradict or misrepresent. From Old English belēogan, literally "to deceive by lying."
GULLY, Noun. A narrow channel or ravine worn by water runoff, often in farmland or after storms. From Old French goulet ("neck of a bottle"), referencing the narrow, channeled shape.
Difficulty Rating
Overall Difficulty: 3 / 5
Hardest Word: BELIE, less common in everyday speech and its vowel-heavy structure can be tricky to pin down. The B start and E ending narrow it, but the middle letters require careful elimination.
Easiest Word: DEALT, a frequent Quordle and Wordle answer with a straightforward consonant-vowel pattern and common letters throughout.
Trap Factor: MEDIUM. The double E in STEED and double L in GULLY are pattern breaks from the other two words, which may throw players who fixate on single-letter distributions. BELIE's three-vowel arrangement also catches guessers who over-index on consonants.
This is a solid midweek-level puzzle, not punishing, but not a walkover either. STEED and DEALT will fall quickly for most players, freeing guesses to crack BELIE and GULLY. The letter E appears in every single answer, so a strong E-heavy opener (STARE, DEALT, or TEASE) will pay immediate dividends across all four grids.
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.
