Today's Quordle lands on Tuesday, and this set of four words plays hard with letter overlap traps and one tricky silent-letter opener. Two words share the same starting letter, and the letter M appears in three of the four answers, which means a single bad guess can stall progress across multiple 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
Two words open with M, one with P, one with D. The letter M appears in three of the four answers (MODAL, MELON, PSALM). Vowel distribution is generous, every word contains at least one A or E. No double letters across the board, which simplifies pattern recognition but also eliminates easy elimination clues. Watch for the silent P in one word, it's a classic trap for hasty guessers.
Word 1 (Top-Left): Hints
The Vibe: Abstract and grammatical. This word lives in the world of theory, grammar, and statistical averages.
The Category: Adjective or noun. Commonly used in linguistics, statistics, and UX design.
The Boundaries: Starts with M, ends with L.
The Structure: M _ _ A _ . Two vowels, O and A, positioned at slots 2 and 4. No repeated letters.
The Giveaway: A term describing something related to a particular form or mode, often contrasted with "median" or "mean."
Word 2 (Top-Right): Hints
The Vibe: Refreshing and summery. Think farmers' markets, fruit salads, and hot afternoons.
The Category: Noun. A fruit, also used informally to describe something round and large.
The Boundaries: Starts with M, ends with N.
The Structure: M _ _ O _ . Three consonants bookend the vowel E at slot 2 and O at slot 4.
The Giveaway: A juicy, sweet fruit with a green rind and pink or orange flesh, often eaten chilled in summer.
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): Hints
The Vibe: Sacred and ancient. This word carries centuries of liturgical weight and poetic reverence.
The Category: Noun. A religious or poetic composition, typically set to music.
The Boundaries: Starts with P, ends with M.
The Structure: P _ _ _ M. Only one vowel (A) at slot 3. Four consonants surrounding it, and the opening P is silent.
The Giveaway: A sacred song or hymn found in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, often attributed to King David.
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): Hints
The Vibe: Artistic and exhausted. This word splits its meaning between creative output and physical fatigue.
The Category: Adjective or past participle verb. Describes something pulled taut, sketched, or someone looking tired.
The Boundaries: Starts with D, ends with N.
The Structure: D _ _ _ N. Single vowel A at slot 2, with the consonant cluster R-W filling slots 3-4.
The Giveaway: A state of being pulled, sketched, or haggard, depending on the context. Also describes a tied game.
Quick-Reference Clues (All Four Words)
Word 1 First Letter: M | Last Letter: L
Word 2 First Letter: M | Last Letter: N
Word 3 First Letter: P | Last Letter: M
Word 4 First Letter: D | Last Letter: N
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): MODAL
Word 2 (Top-Right): MELON
Word 3 (Bottom-Left): PSALM
Word 4 (Bottom-Right): DRAWN
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answers
MODAL, Adjective. Relating to mode or form, as in "modal verb" or "modal value" in statistics. From Latin modus, meaning "measure" or "manner." In music, it describes scales derived from ancient Greek modes.
MELON, Noun. A large, sweet fruit of the gourd family, typically eaten raw. From Late Latin melonem, from Greek mēlopepon, meaning "apple-shaped gourd." The phrase "cutting a melon" also refers to distributing surplus profits on Wall Street.
PSALM, Noun. A sacred song or hymn, particularly from the biblical Book of Psalms. From Greek psalmos, meaning "song sung to harp music." The silent P is a Greek inheritance that trips up modern spellers.
DRAWN, Adjective or past participle of "draw." Can mean sketched, pulled, or appearing tired and strained. From Old English dragan, meaning "to drag or pull." In sports, a "drawn game" means a tie.
The Difficulty Rating
Overall Difficulty: 3 / 5
Hardest Word: PSALM, The silent P and sparse vowel placement (only one A in the entire word) make this the grid's trap. Players often waste guesses on words like PLAYS or SPAMS before landing on it.
Easiest Word: MELON, Common fruit vocabulary with a straightforward vowel-consonant pattern. Most solvers crack this by guess three.
Trap Factor: MEDIUM. Two M-starting words create ambiguity in the early game, and PSALM's silent P punishes vowel-heavy openers.
This is a mid-difficulty Tuesday puzzle. The double M-starting words (MODAL and MELON) share three letters, M, O, and L, which means guessing MELON early gives you strong intel on MODAL and vice versa. The real bottleneck is PSALM: its unusual consonant cluster and silent letter demand a wider letter-sweep strategy than most Tuesday puzzles require.
Strategic Insights
Open with a vowel-rich word like AUDIO or RAISE to test for A, E, and O across all four grids. Today's set relies heavily on A (appears in three of four words) and O (two of four). A strong opener should hit both.
Watch the M overlap. MODAL, MELON, and PSALM all contain the letter M. If you confirm M early in one grid, test it across the others before locking in your second guess. A false positive on M can cost you two turns.
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.
