Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, July 12 (game #900)

Happy 900th birthday, Quordle! Who would have thought it would still be going for this long? But here it is – and I’m very glad about that. Next stop, 1,000.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Quordle expert

Marc McLaren

Quordle today (game #900) – hint #1 – Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #900) – hint #2 – repeated letters

Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 2.

Quordle today (game #900) – hint #3 – uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today’s Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #900) – hint #4 – starting letters (1)

Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today’s Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you’re not ready yet then here’s one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #900) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• C

• S

• C

• O

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #900) – the answers

Quordle answers for game 900 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today’s Quordle, game #900, are…

This is potentially a very difficult Quordle today. SQUIB is a monster of a word: not only does it have a Q in it, but that Q follows an S, which is not a common combination at the start, and the words ends with a B too. CHEER and ODDLY both have repeated letters, meanwhile, meaning you’ll have needed a good strategy, good luck, or good brains to have solved it. I definitely had the first two and will leave you to judge whether I had the third!

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