Quordle Today: Hints and Answers for Sunday, May 12 (Game #839)

If it seems like Quordle has gone through a rough patch recently, that's because it has. And that trend continues today, with another complicated one. He continues reading for some clues to help him figure it out, plus the answers and my comment if he doesn't need help.

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 #839) – 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 #839) – 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 2.

Quordle Today (Set #839) – Clue #3 – Rare Letters

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 #839) – 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 #839) – Clue #5 – Initial Letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers begin with?

• B.

•F

• C

• my

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

Quordle Today (Game #839): Answers

Quordle answers for the game 839 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #839, are…

This is a relatively difficult Quordle and I needed an extra guess on top of my standard seven to solve it. That was partly because I guessed FLACK before CLACK, which I think I can excuse because the former is a more common (and more obvious) word.

EAGLE could have also required a little more thought; Not only does it have a repeated E, but it places one of them at the beginning of the answer. As I show in my analysis of each Wordle answer (the details of which will largely apply to Quordle as well), while E is incredibly common in general, it is not particularly likely to initiate a solution.

Still, I got there in the end and I hope you do too.

As was your day? Send me an email and let me know.