Quordle Today: Hints and Answers for Friday, May 10 (Game #837)

The last Quordle puzzle of the week is another fairly difficult one, although it's not exactly rare in this game, which continues to challenge people who navigate Wordle. I count myself among them, as I have never lost a game of Wordle since I started playing in 2022 (I lost once in Wordle Archive), but I have been defeated several times here. There are some clues to help you figure it out if everything is too complicated.

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

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Marc McLaren

Quordle Today (Game #837) – Track #1 – Vowels

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 also sometimes counted as a vowel).

Quordle today (game #837) – clue #2 – repeated letters

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

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1.

Quordle Today (Set #837) – Clue #3 – Rare Lyrics

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

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

Quordle Today (Game #837) – 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 one more hint to make things a lot easier for you:

Quordle Today (Game #837) – Clue #5 – Initial Letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers begin with?

• Q

• P

• my

•H

Well, the answers are below, so DON'T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle Today (Game #837): Answers

Quordle answers for the game 837 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #837, are…

What are the factors that make Quordle more difficult? The repeating letters would be one and there are two E's in ENSUE. There are also rare letters, and there is a Q in QUASH. And to add a third to the mix, how about words with too many similarly spelled alternatives? There aren't really any of those here, but PERKY might as well have been JERKY, so that's half a tick in that column.

In short, this Quordle puzzle was potentially complicated. Fortunately, my initial three words triumphed (mostly), giving me the green -UA-H which led directly to QUASH, and the P at the beginning of PERKY to make it simpler. ENSUE was more difficult; I played UNSEE first. But I survived with one remaining guess, so I'll settle for that.

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