Quordle Today: Clues and Answers for Friday, August 2 (Game #921)

I feel like I have to describe today's Quordle as difficult… because I didn't manage to figure it out on my own. But maybe I was just having a bad day. Either way, below are some Quordle suggestions if you need them.

Do you like to play word games? You can also check out my Wordle Today, NYT Connections Today, and NYT Strands Today pages for clues and answers to those puzzles.

SPOILER WARNING: Below you will find some information about Quordle today, so do not read on if you do not want to know the answers.

Your Quordle Expert

Marc McLaren

Quordle Today (Game #921): Track #1: Vocals

How many different vowels are there 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 also counted as a vowel).

Quordle Today (Game #921): Clue #2: Repeated Letters

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

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

Quordle Today (Game #921): Clue #3: Uncommon Letters

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

• NoNone of the Q, Z, X, or J appear in Quordle's answers today.

Quordle Today (Game #921): Clue #4: Initial Letters (1)

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

• The number of Today's Quordle answers that start with the same letter are 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, just scroll down. If you're not ready yet, here's another hint that will make things easier for you:

Quordle Today (Game #921): Clue #5: Initial Letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers begin with?

• I

• R

• S

Well, the answers are below, so DON'T CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE PAGE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #921) – the answers

Quordle's answers for the game 921 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today’s Quordle, game #921, are…

It's been a long time since I've managed to solve a Quordle puzzle. Unlike Wordle, I don't keep records, but it's definitely been months rather than weeks or days, and it may be almost a year or more now. But today I lost my streak, and rightfully so.

I say “deservedly so,” but it's undeniably a difficult question due to the presence of RETRY and its repeated R's, to a certain extent, but more importantly, the inclusion of TIGHT. This is one of the worst word types within Wordle/Quordle, due to the volume of possible solutions. In fact, -IGHT has 10 of them: WIGHT, RIGHT, TIGHT, LIGHT, FIGHT, SIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT, BIGHT, and EIGHT. And my mistake (a big mistake) was forgetting about the repeated letter option for TIGHT.

So far, things had been going very well, with HONEY, SPOUT, and RETRY all resolved with a minimum of fuss. I thought the final answer might be -IGHT, so I guessed MIGHT, and while I was wrong, it confirmed my fears. And I simply didn't have enough guesses left to choose from among them all. What I should have done was play a word other than MIGHT earlier, which might have left me time to narrow down the options, but I was negligent and paid the price.

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