Quordle Today: Hints and Answers for Thursday, May 16 (Game #843)

It's Quordle time once again, and today's riddle (or rather riddles, because there are four to solve, as always) may well cause you some problems. Don't worry if you get stuck, because I have some tips to help you. Read on if you need them.

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 #843) – Track #1 – Vowels

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 also sometimes counted as a vowel).

Quordle today (game #843) – 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 #843) – 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 #843) – 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 2.

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

What letters do today's Quordle answers begin with?

• C

•T

• D.

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

Quordle Today (Game #843): Answers

Quordle answers for game 843 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #843, are…

I had a bit of luck with today's Quordle. I didn't know the word COVEY until a long time ago and, frankly, it could very well have caused me major problems if it weren't for a lucky coincidence.

I now use a random starting word in Wordle (having previously opened with STARE every day), and COVEY was the word my computer sent me on Tuesday. He wasn't much help in that game, but he was fresh in my mind for this Quordle.

TWEAK and DITTO were also relatively difficult, making it a moderately difficult game overall. Meanwhile, the Daily Sequence puzzle was even more difficult; Who knew TONGA was a noun? I don't…

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