Quordle Today: Clues and Answers for Monday, July 8 (Game #896)

Here's your first Quordle of the week, guaranteed to get your brain going in the morning. Today's is pretty tricky, so you might find my tips helpful.

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 #896): Track #1: Vocals

How many different vowels are there in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.

* 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 #896): 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 1.

Quordle Today (Game #896): 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 #896): 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 #896): Clue #5: Initial Letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers begin with?

• D

• S

• C

• K

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

Quordle today (game #896): the answers

Quordle's answers for the game 896 on a yellow background

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The answers to today’s Quordle, game #896, are…

M is not among my three starting words, but it would have been very useful today if it were, because it appears in DATUM, SLUMP, and CHUMP. Fortunately, that didn't matter, because U and P are among the 15 letters I play at the start, and figuring that M would be among them for UMP was enough to get my game going.

KNOLL is the odd card out here; it doesn't have an M, but it does contain a repeated L and a silent K, and it's arguably the most difficult answer in this case. Both the M and K also appear in the daily sequence, so you'll want to play them early on to give yourself the best chance of winning in that variant as well.

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