Today's Quordle lands on Sunday, and this challenge is a genuine mixed bag: a Greek alphabet throwback, a verb of expansion, a publishing term, and a word about sharp inclines. The double letters in two of the four answers will test your letter-spacing instincts.
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 Four-Word Challenge
Let's break down each quadrant. Use these hints progressively, stop reading when you've cracked each word.
Word 1 (Top-Left): Hints
The Vibe: Ancient Greek. Think fraternity houses, academic honors, and a letter that long predates the Roman alphabet.
The Category: Noun. Specifically, a symbol from a classical writing system.
The Boundaries: Starts with K, ends with A.
The Structure: Five letters, two vowels, with a doubled consonant sitting right in the middle of the word.
The Giveaway: The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet, and a word often used to name a type of fraternity chapter.
Word 2 (Top-Right): Hints
The Vibe: Growth and expansion. Anything getting larger, broader, or more generous in scope.
The Category: Verb. An action word about increasing physical or figurative breadth.
The Boundaries: Starts with W, ends with N.
The Structure: Five letters, two vowels, a clean consonant-vowel-consonant rhythm with no repeats.
The Giveaway: To make something broader in extent or dimension, the opposite of narrowing.
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): Hints
The Vibe: Books, manuscripts, and printed pages. Legal documents and fine publishing.
The Category: Noun. A unit of page arrangement or a bound collection of sheets.
The Boundaries: Starts with F, ends with O.
The Structure: Five letters, three vowels (including two O's), giving it an unusual ending vowel.
The Giveaway: A sheet of paper folded once to form two leaves, or a book made from such sheets.
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): Hints
The Vibe: Angles and grades. Cliffs, staircases, price tags, and learning curves.
The Category: Adjective. Describes a sharp incline or a demanding price.
The Boundaries: Starts with S, ends with P.
The Structure: Five letters, two vowels, with a doubled vowel in the middle and a clean consonant frame.
The Giveaway: Rising or falling at a sharp angle, or, informally, unreasonably high in price.
Quick-Reference Clues (All Four Words)
Word 1 (Top-Left): K _ _ _ A
Word 2 (Top-Right): W _ _ _ N
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): F _ _ _ O
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): S _ _ _ P
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): KAPPA
Word 2 (Top-Right): WIDEN
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): FOLIO
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): STEEP
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answers
KAPPA, noun. The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Κ in uppercase and κ in lowercase.
It traces back to the Phoenician letter Kaph, making it one of the oldest letter names still in active use.
WIDEN, verb. To make or become wider in extent, scope, or range.
It's a straightforward formation from the adjective "wide" plus the verb suffix "-en," a pattern shared with words like "lengthen" and "strengthen."
FOLIO, noun. A leaf of paper or parchment, or a book made from sheets folded once to form two leaves.
The term comes from the Latin "folium," meaning leaf, and still anchors modern publishing vocabulary in words like "portfolio."
STEEP, adjective. Having a sharp slope or incline, or (informally) excessively high as with a price.
It derives from Old English "stēap," which originally carried the sense of "towering" or "lofty" before shifting toward the modern meaning of a sharp angle.
The Difficulty Rating
Overall Difficulty: 3.5 / 5
Hardest Word: KAPPA. The doubled P and the Greek-letter identity make it the least guessable for players who open with common English vocabulary.
Most solvers won't reach for a Greek letter until late in their guess sequence.
Easiest Word: WIDEN. A plain, high-frequency verb with no repeats and a predictable pattern once you've locked the W and the vowel structure.
Trap Factor: MEDIUM. The real trap is FOLIO, whose unusual final O and vowel-heavy layout can send players chasing common -E and -Y endings.
STEEP's doubled E also rewards players who test repeated letters early.
This set packs one Greek-letter curveball, one publishing niche term, and two everyday words. The difficulty isn't in any single brute-force guess, it's in allocating your nine attempts across four grids when two of the words are on the uncommon side.
Players who treat KAPPA as a last-resort spelling will typically burn more guesses than they should.
Strategic Insights
Open with a word rich in common consonants and vowels. SLATE, CRANE, or STARE all give you coverage across S, T, R, A, and E, which appear across multiple grids today. Your opener should hit the E-heavy STEEP and WIDEN while leaving room to pivot toward the vowel-dense FOLIO.
Watch the repeated letters. Both KAPPA (double P) and STEEP (double E) reward testing doubled consonants and vowels early.
If a grid shows a yellow in a position you've already filled, don't assume a new letter. Today's puzzle punishes that assumption with two doubled-letter words in play.
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.
