Quordle Today: Hints and Answers for Monday, July 1 (Game #889)

This could be a tricky Quordle to start the month with, and the daily sequence version is even harder. Read on if you need some tips.

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

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

Your Quordle Expert

Marc McLaren

Quordle Today (Set #889) – 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 also sometimes counted as a vowel).

Quordle Today (Game #889) – 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 (Set #889) – Clue #3 – Rare Lyrics

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

• No. None of the questions Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle Today (Game #889) – 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 much easier for you:

Quordle Today (Game #889) – Clue #5 – Initial Letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers begin with?

• YO

• I

• S

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

Quordle Today (Game #889): Answers

Quordle answers for the game 889 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #889, are…

Today I tried a new approach, which a reader suggested to me a while ago: using two seed words instead of three, to give myself a chance of solving Quordle with six guesses, instead of the seven my three seed words ask for. the strategy would allow it in the best of cases.

But what words to use? I decided to use TRAIN and CLOSE: between them, they used four of the vowels, leaving out the less common U, as well as the six most common consonants. Most were also in their more common positions, although the S was a notable failure in that regard.

Anyway, it worked out pretty well, as I solved what may have been a fairly difficult quordle, but then again, it took seven attempts, so there was no advantage over my standard approach. I'll try it a couple more times before deciding whether to stick with it or not.

Finally, a shout out to the Daily Sequence, which released a quartet of awful words today. Well done if you solved that one.

How did your day go? Send me an email and let me know.