Today's Quordle lands on Sunday, and this challenge mixes familiar terrain with two curveballs that'll test your vocabulary depth. 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
Today's set pairs two common words with two rare ones. You've got a climb, an openness, a chocolate ingredient, and a dry-humor adverb.
Watch out for the double-letter traps in the bottom row.
Word 1 (Top-Left)
The Vibe: A sly, sideways grin, dry, sharp, and twisted just enough to land.
The Category: Adverb. Describes the manner in which an action is performed.
The Boundaries: Starts with W, ends with Y.
The Structure: Two consonants, then Y, then L, then Y. Zero standard vowels in this entire word.
The Giveaway: In a cleverly ironic or distorted way, like a remark said with a crooked smile.
Word 2 (Top-Right)
The Vibe: Climbing upward, scaling something tall, reaching a summit.
The Category: Verb or noun. An action of ascending or the thing being ascended.
The Boundaries: Starts with M, ends with T.
The Structure: Consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant-consonant. Two vowels in the second and third positions.
The Giveaway: To climb or get up onto something; also a large natural elevation.
Word 3 (Bottom-Left)
The Vibe: Out in the open, nothing concealed, completely transparent.
The Category: Adjective. Describes something that is plainly visible or not hidden.
The Boundaries: Starts with O, ends with T.
The Structure: Vowel-consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant. Two vowels in the first and third positions.
The Giveaway: Done or shown openly; plainly apparent and not secret.
Word 4 (Bottom-Right)
The Vibe: Warm, tropical, the source of everything chocolate.
The Category: Noun. A tropical tree or its bean used in food production.
The Boundaries: Starts with C, ends with O.
The Structure: Consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel-vowel. Two C's and two A's make this a repeat-letter maze.
The Giveaway: The raw bean that is fermented, dried, and roasted to produce chocolate and cocoa butter.
Quick-Reference Clues
Word 1 First Letter: W | Last Letter: Y
Word 2 First Letter: M | Last Letter: T
Word 3 First Letter: O | Last Letter: T
Word 4 First Letter: C | Last Letter: O
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): WRYLY
Word 2 (Top-Right): MOUNT
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): OVERT
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): CACAO
Word DNA
WRYLY, Adverb. In a wry or twisted manner, often marked by dry, mocking humor. Traces back to Old English wrigian, meaning "to turn", same root that gave us "wriggle."
MOUNT, Verb and noun. To climb or ascend; also a mountain or a support structure. From Old French mont, from Latin montem, meaning "mountain."
OVERT, Adjective. Open, observable, not concealed. From Old French overt, past participle of ovrir ("to open"), rooted in Latin aperire.
CACAO, Noun. The tropical tree Theobroma cacao and its seeds, the raw material for chocolate. Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Nahuatl cacahuatl, the language of the Aztecs.
Difficulty Rating
Overall Difficulty: 4 / 5
Hardest Word: WRYLY, zero standard vowels and a double-Y ending make this a rare sighting in any word game.
Easiest Word: MOUNT, common vocabulary, predictable vowel-consonant flow, and a familiar everyday word.
Trap Factor: HIGH. CACAO looks like it should be spelled COCOA, and WRYLY has no A-E-I-O-U to anchor your guesses.
Today's puzzle rewards players who can reach beyond the usual vowel-heavy five-letter words. If you got caught on WRYLY or CACAO, you're not alone, those two are the kind of words that separate a sweep from a strikeout.
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.
