Today's Quordle lands on Tuesday, and this challenge packs four compact, consonant-heavy words that test your vowel placement across all four grids. 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
All four answers are five-letter words. Two begin with B, and the set leans heavily on consonants, CLINK, BONUS, BRUSH, and DRIER each feature just one or two vowels. The letter R appears in three of the four words, making it a high-value early guess. No word contains repeated letters, so you won't waste guesses on doubles.
Word 1 (Top-Left): Hints
The Vibe: A sharp, metallic sound, percussive and unmistakable.
The Category: Noun and verb. The sound of glass meeting glass, or a slang term for prison.
The Boundaries: Starts with C, ends with K.
The Structure: Consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant-consonant. Only one vowel sits in the second position.
The Giveaway: What you hear when two wine glasses toast.
Word 2 (Top-Right): Hints
The Vibe: Extra reward, something given above and beyond the expected.
The Category: Noun. An additional payment, reward, or perk beyond the standard.
The Boundaries: Starts with B, ends with S.
The Structure: Consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel-consonant. Alternating pattern with a clear vowel in the middle.
The Giveaway: That extra something your employer hands out at year-end.
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): Hints
The Vibe: Rapid motion across a surface, cleaning, sweeping, or light contact.
The Category: Noun and verb. A tool with bristles, or the act of using one.
The Boundaries: Starts with B, ends with H.
The Structure: Consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant. Single vowel buried in the third position amid four consonants.
The Giveaway: What you reach for after a messy haircut to sweep the clippings off your neck.
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): Hints
The Vibe: A comparative state, less wet, more arid.
The Category: Adjective (comparative form). More dry than something else.
The Boundaries: Starts with D, ends with R.
The Structure: Consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant. Another consonant-heavy word with a single vowel in position three.
The Giveaway: The opposite of a wetter version of the same thing.
Quick-Reference Clues (All Four Words)
Word 1 First Letter: C | Last Letter: K
Word 2 First Letter: B | Last Letter: S
Word 3 First Letter: B | Last Letter: H
Word 4 First Letter: D | 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): CLINK
Word 2 (Top-Right): BONUS
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): BRUSH
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): DRIER
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answers
CLINK, Noun and verb. A sharp ringing sound, typically made by glass or metal objects striking each other; also slang for prison. Likely onomatopoeic, imitating the sound it describes, dating back to the 16th century.
BONUS, Noun. An extra payment or reward beyond what is expected or strictly due. Borrowed directly from Latin bonus, meaning "good," and entered English financial vocabulary in the late 18th century.
BRUSH, Noun and verb. A tool with bristles for cleaning, painting, or grooming; also means to lightly touch or sweep across a surface. From Old French broisse, referring to a bundle of twigs used for sweeping.
DRIER, Adjective (comparative). More dry than something else; having less moisture. The comparative form of dry, with the standard English comparative suffix -er attached.
The Difficulty Rating
Overall Difficulty: 3 / 5
Hardest Word: DRIER, the comparative form can be tricky to spot since players often expect a noun or verb. The -IER ending may also be confused with other comparative spellings.
Easiest Word: BONUS, a common, familiar word with clean vowel-consonant alternation and no tricky letter combos.
Trap Factor: MEDIUM. The two B-words (BONUS and BRUSH) in different quadrants may confuse players who lock onto one and struggle to isolate the other. CLINK's rare -INK cluster also catches solvers who burn guesses on more common endings.
Today's set sits comfortably in the middle difficulty bracket. The words are all common English vocabulary, but the consonant-heavy nature of CLINK, BRUSH, and DRIER makes vowel identification the critical path. If you're stuck, focus on pinning down the vowels early, that single correct green tile often unlocks the rest of the word.
Strategic Insights
Open with a vowel-rich word like AUDIO or RAISE to maximize coverage across all four grids. The letter R appears in two of today's answers (BRUSH and DRIER), while B appears in two others (BONUS and BRUSH). A strong opener that covers common consonants and all five vowels will give you the most data per guess.
Watch for the two B-words in different quadrants. If you confirm B is correct in one grid but not another, you've immediately narrowed the field. The -INK ending on CLINK is the rarest pattern here, if you spot that early, the top-left quadrant becomes the easiest solve.
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.
