Quordle today - hints and answers for Friday, December 1 (game #676)

It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. 

Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult.

What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently. 

But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for Wordle hints, you'll probably need some for this game too. 

I'm a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who's been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #676 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence. 

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

Quordle today (game #676) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are 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 counted as a vowel too). 

Quordle today (game #676) - hint #2 - total vowels

What is the total number of vowels in Quordle today?

• The total number of vowels across today's Quordle answers is 4.

Quordle today (game #676) - hint #3 - 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 (game #676) - hint #4 - total letters

How many different letters are used in Quordle today?

• The total number of different letters used in Quordle today is 13.

Quordle today (game #676) - hint #5 - uncommon letters

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

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

Quordle today (game #676) - hint #6 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #676) - hint #7 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• N

• P

• T

• P

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

Quordle today (game #676) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #676, are…

• NORTH
• PUPPY
• THINK
• PLUCK

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

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Daily Sequence today (game #676) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #676, are…

• HUMOR
• FROWN
• BRAWL
• GNASH

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Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #675, Thursday 30 November: AMBLE, BRIAR, BERTH, ABOUT
• Quordle #674, Wednesday 29 November: OMEGA, KOALA, ABOVE, TROLL
• Quordle #673, Tuesday 28 November: PESKY, PIECE, BASTE, BRACE
• Quordle #672, Monday 27 November: ASIDE, DIMLY, LOCAL, CLUMP
• Quordle #671, Sunday 26 November: CHORD, HORSE, VERSE, AHEAD
• Quordle #670, Saturday 25 November: VOUCH, DECOY, MIRTH, TWANG
• Quordle #669, Friday 24 November: CUTIE, SWIRL, FLUSH, MUMMY
• Quordle #668, Thursday 23 November: PROXY, CARRY, SHEAR, SHADE
• Quordle #667, Wednesday 22 November: PATIO, STERN, COCOA, SLOOP
• Quordle #666, Tuesday 21 November: TOUCH, TRIAD, FIGHT, REACH
• Quordle #665, Monday 20 November: TUBER, EGRET, GAILY, ADEPT
• Quordle #664, Sunday 19 November: SOOTH, IRATE, ANGLE, BADGE
• Quordle #663, Saturday 18 November: TYING, BACON, URBAN, GUISE
• Quordle #662, Friday 17 November: BERET, SCORE, AORTA, SEDAN
• Quordle #661, Thursday 16 November: CONCH, PERCH, ANVIL, HATCH
• Quordle #660, Wednesday 15 November: BLEND, GREED, CUMIN, FLUNK
• Quordle #659, Tuesday 14 November: CHIME, PULPY, TAPER, OLDEN
• Quordle #658, Monday 13 November: SHELL, ALLOW, SHEEN, PRUDE
• Quordle #657, Sunday 12 November: CHASE, LOATH, RUSTY, DIODE
• Quordle #656, Saturday 11 November: BELOW, BUDDY, BRING, ROBOT

Quordle FAQs: Everything you need to know

What is Quordle?

Where Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day, Quordle presents you with four puzzles to solve. And rather than complete them in turn, you do so simultaneously. You get nine guesses, rather than the six for Wordle, but the rules are otherwise very similar. 

It's played online via the Quordle website and you can also get to it via the Merriam-Webster site, after the dictionary purchased Quordle last year. 

As with Wordle, the answers are the same for every player each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world. And also as with Wordle, the puzzle resets at midnight so you have a fresh challenge each day.

The website also includes a practice mode - which I definitely recommend using before attempting the game proper! - and there are daily stats including a streak count. You also get Quordle Achievements - specific badges for winning a game in a certain number of turns, playing lots of times, or guessing particularly hard words.

Oh, and it's difficult. Really difficult.

What are the Quordle rules?

The rules of Quordle are almost identical to those of Wordle.

1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.

2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow. 

3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray…

4. …BUT the word you guess appears in all quadrants of the puzzle at the same time, so an A could turn green in one square, yellow in another and gray in the final two. 

5. Answers are never plural.

6. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.

7. Each guess must be a valid word in Quordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance.

8. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses and there is no equivalent of Wordle's Hard mode.

9. You have nine guesses to find the Quordle answers.

10. You must complete the daily Quordle before midnight in your timezone.

What is a good Quordle strategy?

Quordle needs to be approached in a different way to Wordle. With four puzzles to solve in nine guesses, you can't blindly throw letters at it and expect to win - you'll stand a far better chance if you think strategically.

That's the case in Wordle too, of course, but it's even more important in Quordle.

There are two key things to remember. 

1. Use several starting words

Firstly, you won't want just a single starting word, but almost certainly two or three starting words. 

The first of these should probably be one of the best Wordle starting words, because the same things that make them work well will apply here too. But after that, you should select another word or possibly two that use up lots more of the most common consonants and that include any remaining vowels.

For instance, I currently use STARE > DOILY > PUNCH. Between them, these three words use 15 of the 26 letters in the alphabet including all five vowels, Y, and nine of the most common consonants (S, T, R, D, L, P, N, C and H). There are plenty of other options - you might want to get an M, B, F or G in there instead of the H, maybe - but something like that should do the trick.

If all goes well, that will give you a good lead on what one or sometimes two of the answers might be. If not, well good luck!

2. Narrow things down

Secondly, if you're faced with a word where the answer might easily be one of several options - for instance -ATCH, where it could be MATCH, BATCH, LATCH, CATCH, WATCH, HATCH or PATCH - you'll definitely want to guess a word that would narrow down those options. 

In Wordle, you can instead try several of those in succession and hope one is right, assuming you have enough guesses left. It's risky, but will sometimes work. Plus, it's the only option in Hard mode. But in Quordle, this will almost certainly result in a failure - you simply don't have enough guesses.

In the scenario above, CLAMP would be a great guess, as it could point the way to four of the seven words in one go.

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Samsung brings its mobile Internet browser to Windows 11 - but it'll struggle against Chrome

You may or may not have heard of Samsung’s proprietary browser, Samsung Internet, but it’s quietly been becoming a favorite of many people who use it on their Samsung smartphones. Now, a desktop version of Samsung Internet is debuting for Windows PCs. 

According to users on the Samsung subreddit, they like features like its built-in ad-blocker, its deeper and darker dark mode, the smooth integration with Samsung pass (especially if they choose to save most of their information in Samsung pass as opposed to Google or Edge), an incognito mode that you can save bookmarks in, extension support, and more. SamMobile calls Samsung Internet “one of the best browser apps available for Android devices,” and claims that it’s more popular than Google Chrome in some regions (which the company would say, of course). 

Samsung pass is a password manager that stores sensitive information (like login credentials, passwords, pay information) for various apps and websites, making it easy (and secure) to log in to accounts and buy online.

Now, luckily for fans of Samsung Internet, Samsung has now released a desktop version for Windows, which is available in the Microsoft Store. So, even those who are interested in trying Samsung Internet but don’t have a Samsung device can now give it a spin - as it’ll work on any PC, laptop, or tablet running Windows. 

(Image credit: Getty Images)

The sync capabilities of Samsung Internet 

This is also great news for existing Samsung Internet users, as it means they ’ll be able to sync browsing data and saved information between phone, tablet, and PC, which could encourage more users to make Samsung Internet their primary browser. 

There is one key caveat to this syncing feature, however, as the syncing only extends to browsing history, bookmarks, saved pages, and open tabs. Password syncing is not yet available, but this is a popular feature in other browsers, and Samsung seems keen to compete with big rivals like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, so I expect we’ll see this soon enough. 

Once you run Samsung Internet in Windows and log in with your Samsung account, you can then import your data and information from your other Samsung devices - including from Chrome and Edge . You’re able to do this with an HTML file if you’ve saved your information in this way.

Another reason that many users have given Samsung Internet a chance is that it’s built on Google’s Chromium browser framework (like Google’s own Chrome and Microsoft Edge), and often gets compared to Chrome.

Google Chromium is Google’s open-source web browser project that’s foundational to many of the best web browsers. In theory, this means it should have the infrastructure to support extensions and add-ons that function in both of these browsers. So, when you go to Add-ons in Samsung Internet, you’re rerouted to the Chrome Web Store, but the actual buttons to add any add-ons are currently greyed out. Maybe this is an oversight, but it could mean Samsung is gearing up to make these add-ons supported in the future. 

(Image credit: Future)

User concerns about the desktop version

One major complaint that’s levelled at Samsung Internet for Windows desktop is that its performance is less than stellar. It’s not the sharpest and pretty laggy, as it currently isn’t built to support a 60Hz (or above) refresh rate. This is less than the highest refresh rates we’ve come to expect on most modern computer monitors, and it’s a jarring contrast to the version of the browser on Android. 

As mentioned above, you can get Samsung Internet for Windows from the Microsoft Store, and while a Galaxy device isn’t necessary, you will need to make sure you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11. 

MSPowerUser speculates that Samsung will continue to add support for features and add new ones to the browser, making it an increasingly viable option for users who are keen to try a new browser. 

It’ll be interesting to see if we’ll see any major growth in Samsung Internet’s user base and what Samsung will do with those new users. Because of the huge market lead Google Chrome enjoys, and the fact that Microsoft Edge comes pre-installed in Windows 10 and Windows 11, Samsung Internet certainly has its work cut out to make a difference in the web browser space.

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Final warning: it’s your last chance to save your old Gmail account from deletion

Got an old Gmail account that you set up a while ago but have forgotten about? It could be worth tracking it down and signing in, because Google will start deleting inactive Gmail accounts from tomorrow, December 1.

Google first announced that it was changing its "inactive account policies" back in May, stating that "if a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least two years, we may delete the account and its contents."

While that might not sound too concerning for most Gmail users, the content that Google will delete includes emails, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar and Google Photos. So if you've previously set up an account that is tied to some old photos that you haven't backed up, it could be worth finding the account and logging in.

The act of signing into the Gmail account or using Google Drive should be enough to take it out of the path of Google's digital flamethrower. And Google says it'll only "begin deleting accounts" from December 1 rather than pressing a single kill switch for all two-year-old accounts. But you'll need to "specifically sign into Google Photos" to prevent snaps in that service from being deleted.

Google says it's been sending multiple notifications in the months leading up to deletion day, to both the account email address and a recovery email (if you provided one). So the only real danger is if the Gmail account is tied to an old email address that you don't use regularly.

The reason for this culling of old Gmail accounts is apparently security, with Google stating that older accounts are "more likely to be compromised" because they rely on old or re-used passwords. That certainly sounds fair enough, though Google's bigger priority right now may be the Google Drive issues that have seem some users lose months of data.

Time for a takeout

(Image credit: Google)

This wave of Gmail account deletions and Google's recent Drive issues have highlighted the importance of backing up your data. If you're not sure how to do it, read our guide on how to save your Gmail files from deletion using Google Takeout.

While the classic 3-2-1 backup strategy is still a sensible one to follow, the rise of ransomware attacks and the fact that cloud storage providers – even ones as large as Google – aren't infallible means that even that historical 'gold standard' is being reconsidered, in favor of 3-2-2 or even 3-2-3 backup strategies.

As those names suggest, rather than simply backing up to two different types of local storage and a cloud service, some businesses are also choosing two different types of cloud storage provider (that are separated geographically) to insulate themselves from data center outages. 

Still, for individuals, the classic 3-2-1 system remains superior to simply relying on a single cloud backup. And if your data backup mainly revolves around backing up photos and videos, we'd also recommend checking out our guide to making the ultimate photo backup for Adobe Lightroom or Google Photos. 

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Apple unveils 2023 App Store Apps of the Year winners while developers ponder a Vision Pro future

What do all Apple app developers have in common? Not much really beyond an almost preternatural enthusiasm for Apple’s platforms and the opportunity to reach the Apple ecosystem’s millions of customers. What amps that excitement up to 11 for them is the chance to be named one of the best apps of the year. Recently, I got to meet and talk to some of the 14 developers of those now-award-winning apps. Naturally, I asked them about their apps, but what I really want to know about is how they’re preparing for Apple’s Vision Pro and spatial computing. To my surprise, some of them answered me. 

One week after Apple's App Store Editorial team named the 40 finalists, the Cupertino Tech giant revealed the 14 Apps and Games winners across, the best iPhone, best iPad, best Apple Watch, and best Mac Apps. Apple even added a new wrinkle this year: Cultural Impact winners. Apple also selected an app trend of the year, which was, unsurprisingly Generative AI, though no specific Generative AI app won an award.

Each App winner I saw has its own distinctive vision and style, though most of them manage to lean on Apple-specific device capabilities to do some surprising things.

The winners are a varied bunch, and you can check out the full list below. When I spoke to some of the winners still basking in the glow of the App Store award, physically represented by a nearly 10-pound blue Apple Store icon trophy, they offered some insights into the Apple app development process and thoughts about a Vision Pro future.

Apple Apps of the Year 2023: Prêt-à-Makeup (Image credit: Future)

A stand-out winner is Prêt-à-Makeup, from Prêt-à-Template. This iPad app is for professional makeup artists and lets them build a makeup look on the tablet before applying it to their subjects. That sounds like a fairly simple idea, and little more than the life-size Barbie makeup styling head kids favored in the 80s, but I could see the app is something more.

In the demonstration I saw, there were hundreds of different makeup kits and dozens of sample faces. The faces all look like line drawings but hide inside them detailed 3D maps. As soon as we applied digital makeup with both touch and using Apple Pencil, the skin came to life and even reflected light when we turned the tablet from side to side. It’s an impressive effect.

It looked like a powerful tool but, since it’s my job, I’m always thinking about the future. I asked how this app might translate to Apple’s next big platform plans: Spatial Computing on the Apple Vision Pro. The developer didn’t demure and in fact revealed they are a launch partner, adding that they’ll be embracing Spatial Computing in the future.

Lies of P (Image credit: Future)

Lies of P, from NEOWIZ. a rare AAA game simultaneously developed on consoles and the Mac, won for Mac Game of the year. Having played the immersive game based on the original Carlo Collodi Pinocchio tale on a 14-inch MacBook Pro (M3 Max), I agree with the selection. It clearly makes excellent use of the M3 Max’s native rendering capabilities. Neowiz Team Lead Justin Carnahan told me that while there was initially concern about the difficulty of building the game for the Mac it was actually “very smooth.” Plus, Apple Silicon has more than enough power to handle difficult in-game tasks like volumetric fog effects.

The game is so immersive, in fact, that I had to wonder if they, too, were thinking about what it might be like to play on the Vision Pro. Carnahan said bringing the game to Vision Pro is “a possibility," but quickly added that “they just launched the game two months ago and are just now figuring out what to do going forward.” There are, however, already plans for a DLC and a sequel.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Image credit: Future)

I enjoyed my brief foray into Apple Arcade Game of the Year Hello Kitty Island Adventure from Sunblink which owns a huge debt of gratitude to Animal Crossings: New Horizons. Still, I’d never seen any Hello Kitty-infused thing quite like it and could see why fans and Apple like it so much. In fact, Sunblink Founder and CEO, Julian Farrior told me Apple was so excited about the game's success that it convinced Sunblink to keep building it out as a subscription-based platform, meaning the game now gets fresh updates every six weeks.

Such an open-world and immersive environment seems, at least to me, tailor-made for Vision Pro’s full-immersion Spatial Computing.

Farrior told me the company is content for now to be an Apple Arcade game. That said, they are investigating the “hooks in Vision Pro,” and examining “technically what it might take.” Personally, I’m excited about the idea of swimming alongside a Hello Kitty mermaid.

Finding Hannah (Image credit: Future)

Not every app winner is as deeply immersive, or action-packed. Finding Hannah from Fein Games is a Cultural Award Winner and uses the larger canvas of the iPad to paint a colorful and intriguing story of the lives of three women from three different eras: 1940s, 1970, and now. What’s interesting about the game is that it’s really a relatively simple puzzle game that uses the puzzles as a gateway to the overarching narrative. It becomes a journey of discovery about the lives of these women and the worlds they live in.

Fein Games Art director Elena Resko agreed with me that such a game could live in the Vision Pro. “It might be possible. Not sure what the interaction would look like. I think it would be exciting to have this new technology for old-style games as well.”

Photomator (Image credit: Future)

Photomator, from UAB Pixelmator Team, which won for best Mac App but also runs on the iPhone, is a powerful Machine Learning-powered image editor that does a good job of making complex image editing tasks simple. The developers showed me how it could instantly upscale a low-rez image or, with one tap transform an SDR Shutterstock image into full HDR glory. 

Of all the developers I spoke to, Simonas Bastys, Lead Developer for the Pixelmator team, was perhaps most excited about the prospect of developing for the Vision Pro, with a caveat. The last stop before Spatial computing, he told me, is HDR. 

Then he added, “I think Photomator will work beautifully in Spatial Computing.” He added that they, too are Vision Pro launch partners, and “We’ll work on spatial photography,” which I took to mean that some future version of Photomator might run in the Vision Pro or outside of it and let you edit the original 3D spatial photography. Now that’s exciting.

Unpacking (Image credit: Future)

I found Unpacking from Humble Bundle, which won a Cultural Award, to be one of the more ruminative and interesting apps. It features no people or characters at all and instead is just 8 stages and 32 rooms where you can unpack someone’s stuff. It sounds dull but it’s actually fascinating, a little sad, but also relaxing. You can learn a lot about a person by unpacking their stuff.

I imagined a future game on the larger Vision Pro stage where you are unpacking with your hands and placing things on larger virtual shelves. The developer smiled at me and said while they’re not ruling anything out, now is probably not the time to think about porting Unpacking to yet another platform. Basically, after all the work to bring it to the iPad, iOS, and consoles, they’re “taking a break.”

Too Good To Go (Image credit: Future)

There were other cool and inspiring apps like Too Good To Go, a food waste app from Too Good To Go. As the name implies, the free app connects consumers (or food eaters) with restaurants, bakeries, and supermarkets that are preparing to discard food at the end of the day and sell them the expiring food at a huge discount. The service boasts 85 million users and 150,000 stores across 17 countries. The app is free, and it looked so easy to use that I thought about trying it out that evening – but then I wouldn’t have had time to write this story.

Honkai: Star Rail (Image credit: Future)

I also checked out the anime-esque Honkai: Star Rail from Hoyoverse, an iPhone game of the year winner. It’s a space fantasy RPG that might not have enough action for me, but with multiple worlds, planets, and players, there’s clearly more than enough depth to keep you engaged for hours on end. 

Could such a game work on the Vision Pro?  The developer has no firm plans but confirmed that “everyone’s excited.”

I wonder if, by this time next year, Apple will have added a Vision Pro app of the year.

The winners

Here is the full list of winners. 

Apps:

iPhone App of the Year: AllTrails, from AllTrails, Inc.

iPad App of the Year: Prêt-à-Makeup, from Prêt-à-Template. 

Mac App of the Year: Photomator, from UAB Pixelmator Team.

Apple TV App of the Year: MUBI, from MUBI, Inc.

Apple Watch App of the Year: SmartGym, from Mateus Abras.

Games:

iPhone Game of the Year: Honkai: Star Rail, from COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.

iPad Game of the Year: Lost in Play, from Snapbreak Games.

Mac Game of the Year: Lies of P, from NEOWIZ. 

Apple Arcade Game of the Year: Hello Kitty Island Adventure, from Sunblink.

Cultural Impact Winner:

Pok Pok from Pok Pok 

Proloquo from AssistiveWare  

Too Good To Go from Too Good To Go

Unpacking from Humble Bundle

Finding Hannah from Fein Games GmbH

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Quordle today - hints and answers for Thursday, November 30 (game #675)

It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. 

Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult.

What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently. 

But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for Wordle hints, you'll probably need some for this game too. 

I'm a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who's been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #675 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence. 

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

Quordle today (game #675) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too). 

Quordle today (game #675) - hint #2 - total vowels

What is the total number of vowels in Quordle today?

• The total number of vowels across today's Quordle answers is 8.

Quordle today (game #675) - hint #3 - 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 (game #675) - hint #4 - total letters

How many different letters are used in Quordle today?

• The total number of different letters used in Quordle today is 11.

Quordle today (game #675) - hint #5 - uncommon letters

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

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

Quordle today (game #675) - hint #6 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2+2.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #675) - hint #7 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• A

• B

• B

• A

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

Quordle today (game #675) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #675, are…

• AMBLE
• BRIAR
• BERTH
• ABOUT

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

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Daily Sequence today (game #675) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #675, are…

• START
• ASIDE
• DRAWN
• LEFTY

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Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #674, Wednesday 29 November: OMEGA, KOALA, ABOVE, TROLL
• Quordle #673, Tuesday 28 November: PESKY, PIECE, BASTE, BRACE
• Quordle #672, Monday 27 November: ASIDE, DIMLY, LOCAL, CLUMP
• Quordle #671, Sunday 26 November: CHORD, HORSE, VERSE, AHEAD
• Quordle #670, Saturday 25 November: VOUCH, DECOY, MIRTH, TWANG
• Quordle #669, Friday 24 November: CUTIE, SWIRL, FLUSH, MUMMY
• Quordle #668, Thursday 23 November: PROXY, CARRY, SHEAR, SHADE
• Quordle #667, Wednesday 22 November: PATIO, STERN, COCOA, SLOOP
• Quordle #666, Tuesday 21 November: TOUCH, TRIAD, FIGHT, REACH
• Quordle #665, Monday 20 November: TUBER, EGRET, GAILY, ADEPT
• Quordle #664, Sunday 19 November: SOOTH, IRATE, ANGLE, BADGE
• Quordle #663, Saturday 18 November: TYING, BACON, URBAN, GUISE
• Quordle #662, Friday 17 November: BERET, SCORE, AORTA, SEDAN
• Quordle #661, Thursday 16 November: CONCH, PERCH, ANVIL, HATCH
• Quordle #660, Wednesday 15 November: BLEND, GREED, CUMIN, FLUNK
• Quordle #659, Tuesday 14 November: CHIME, PULPY, TAPER, OLDEN
• Quordle #658, Monday 13 November: SHELL, ALLOW, SHEEN, PRUDE
• Quordle #657, Sunday 12 November: CHASE, LOATH, RUSTY, DIODE
• Quordle #656, Saturday 11 November: BELOW, BUDDY, BRING, ROBOT
• Quordle #655, Friday 10 November: FOLIO, AGILE, STOCK, PURSE

Quordle FAQs: Everything you need to know

What is Quordle?

Where Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day, Quordle presents you with four puzzles to solve. And rather than complete them in turn, you do so simultaneously. You get nine guesses, rather than the six for Wordle, but the rules are otherwise very similar. 

It's played online via the Quordle website and you can also get to it via the Merriam-Webster site, after the dictionary purchased Quordle last year. 

As with Wordle, the answers are the same for every player each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world. And also as with Wordle, the puzzle resets at midnight so you have a fresh challenge each day.

The website also includes a practice mode - which I definitely recommend using before attempting the game proper! - and there are daily stats including a streak count. You also get Quordle Achievements - specific badges for winning a game in a certain number of turns, playing lots of times, or guessing particularly hard words.

Oh, and it's difficult. Really difficult.

What are the Quordle rules?

The rules of Quordle are almost identical to those of Wordle.

1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.

2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow. 

3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray…

4. …BUT the word you guess appears in all quadrants of the puzzle at the same time, so an A could turn green in one square, yellow in another and gray in the final two. 

5. Answers are never plural.

6. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.

7. Each guess must be a valid word in Quordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance.

8. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses and there is no equivalent of Wordle's Hard mode.

9. You have nine guesses to find the Quordle answers.

10. You must complete the daily Quordle before midnight in your timezone.

What is a good Quordle strategy?

Quordle needs to be approached in a different way to Wordle. With four puzzles to solve in nine guesses, you can't blindly throw letters at it and expect to win - you'll stand a far better chance if you think strategically.

That's the case in Wordle too, of course, but it's even more important in Quordle.

There are two key things to remember. 

1. Use several starting words

Firstly, you won't want just a single starting word, but almost certainly two or three starting words. 

The first of these should probably be one of the best Wordle starting words, because the same things that make them work well will apply here too. But after that, you should select another word or possibly two that use up lots more of the most common consonants and that include any remaining vowels.

For instance, I currently use STARE > DOILY > PUNCH. Between them, these three words use 15 of the 26 letters in the alphabet including all five vowels, Y, and nine of the most common consonants (S, T, R, D, L, P, N, C and H). There are plenty of other options - you might want to get an M, B, F or G in there instead of the H, maybe - but something like that should do the trick.

If all goes well, that will give you a good lead on what one or sometimes two of the answers might be. If not, well good luck!

2. Narrow things down

Secondly, if you're faced with a word where the answer might easily be one of several options - for instance -ATCH, where it could be MATCH, BATCH, LATCH, CATCH, WATCH, HATCH or PATCH - you'll definitely want to guess a word that would narrow down those options. 

In Wordle, you can instead try several of those in succession and hope one is right, assuming you have enough guesses left. It's risky, but will sometimes work. Plus, it's the only option in Hard mode. But in Quordle, this will almost certainly result in a failure - you simply don't have enough guesses.

In the scenario above, CLAMP would be a great guess, as it could point the way to four of the seven words in one go.

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Quordle today - hints and answers for Wednesday, November 29 (game #674)

It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. 

Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult.

What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently. 

But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for Wordle hints, you'll probably need some for this game too. 

I'm a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who's been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #674 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence. 

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

Quordle today (game #674) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are 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 counted as a vowel too). 

Quordle today (game #674) - hint #2 - total vowels

What is the total number of vowels in Quordle today?

• The total number of vowels across today's Quordle answers is 10.

Quordle today (game #674) - hint #3 - 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 (game #674) - hint #4 - total letters

How many different letters are used in Quordle today?

• The total number of different letters used in Quordle today is 11.

Quordle today (game #674) - hint #5 - uncommon letters

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

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

Quordle today (game #674) - hint #6 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #674) - hint #7 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• O

• K

• A

• T

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

Quordle today (game #674) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #674, are…

• OMEGA
• KOALA
• ABOVE
• TROLL

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

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Daily Sequence today (game #674) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #674, are…

• HILLY
• MICRO
• WROTE
• BIRCH

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Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #673, Tuesday 28 November: PESKY, PIECE, BASTE, BRACE
• Quordle #672, Monday 27 November: ASIDE, DIMLY, LOCAL, CLUMP
• Quordle #671, Sunday 26 November: CHORD, HORSE, VERSE, AHEAD
• Quordle #670, Saturday 25 November: VOUCH, DECOY, MIRTH, TWANG
• Quordle #669, Friday 24 November: CUTIE, SWIRL, FLUSH, MUMMY
• Quordle #668, Thursday 23 November: PROXY, CARRY, SHEAR, SHADE
• Quordle #667, Wednesday 22 November: PATIO, STERN, COCOA, SLOOP
• Quordle #666, Tuesday 21 November: TOUCH, TRIAD, FIGHT, REACH
• Quordle #665, Monday 20 November: TUBER, EGRET, GAILY, ADEPT
• Quordle #664, Sunday 19 November: SOOTH, IRATE, ANGLE, BADGE
• Quordle #663, Saturday 18 November: TYING, BACON, URBAN, GUISE
• Quordle #662, Friday 17 November: BERET, SCORE, AORTA, SEDAN
• Quordle #661, Thursday 16 November: CONCH, PERCH, ANVIL, HATCH
• Quordle #660, Wednesday 15 November: BLEND, GREED, CUMIN, FLUNK
• Quordle #659, Tuesday 14 November: CHIME, PULPY, TAPER, OLDEN
• Quordle #658, Monday 13 November: SHELL, ALLOW, SHEEN, PRUDE
• Quordle #657, Sunday 12 November: CHASE, LOATH, RUSTY, DIODE
• Quordle #656, Saturday 11 November: BELOW, BUDDY, BRING, ROBOT
• Quordle #655, Friday 10 November: FOLIO, AGILE, STOCK, PURSE
• Quordle #654, Thursday 9 November: CLINK, BEACH, BEVEL, ELFIN

Quordle FAQs: Everything you need to know

What is Quordle?

Where Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day, Quordle presents you with four puzzles to solve. And rather than complete them in turn, you do so simultaneously. You get nine guesses, rather than the six for Wordle, but the rules are otherwise very similar. 

It's played online via the Quordle website and you can also get to it via the Merriam-Webster site, after the dictionary purchased Quordle last year. 

As with Wordle, the answers are the same for every player each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world. And also as with Wordle, the puzzle resets at midnight so you have a fresh challenge each day.

The website also includes a practice mode - which I definitely recommend using before attempting the game proper! - and there are daily stats including a streak count. You also get Quordle Achievements - specific badges for winning a game in a certain number of turns, playing lots of times, or guessing particularly hard words.

Oh, and it's difficult. Really difficult.

What are the Quordle rules?

The rules of Quordle are almost identical to those of Wordle.

1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.

2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow. 

3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray…

4. …BUT the word you guess appears in all quadrants of the puzzle at the same time, so an A could turn green in one square, yellow in another and gray in the final two. 

5. Answers are never plural.

6. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.

7. Each guess must be a valid word in Quordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance.

8. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses and there is no equivalent of Wordle's Hard mode.

9. You have nine guesses to find the Quordle answers.

10. You must complete the daily Quordle before midnight in your timezone.

What is a good Quordle strategy?

Quordle needs to be approached in a different way to Wordle. With four puzzles to solve in nine guesses, you can't blindly throw letters at it and expect to win - you'll stand a far better chance if you think strategically.

That's the case in Wordle too, of course, but it's even more important in Quordle.

There are two key things to remember. 

1. Use several starting words

Firstly, you won't want just a single starting word, but almost certainly two or three starting words. 

The first of these should probably be one of the best Wordle starting words, because the same things that make them work well will apply here too. But after that, you should select another word or possibly two that use up lots more of the most common consonants and that include any remaining vowels.

For instance, I currently use STARE > DOILY > PUNCH. Between them, these three words use 15 of the 26 letters in the alphabet including all five vowels, Y, and nine of the most common consonants (S, T, R, D, L, P, N, C and H). There are plenty of other options - you might want to get an M, B, F or G in there instead of the H, maybe - but something like that should do the trick.

If all goes well, that will give you a good lead on what one or sometimes two of the answers might be. If not, well good luck!

2. Narrow things down

Secondly, if you're faced with a word where the answer might easily be one of several options - for instance -ATCH, where it could be MATCH, BATCH, LATCH, CATCH, WATCH, HATCH or PATCH - you'll definitely want to guess a word that would narrow down those options. 

In Wordle, you can instead try several of those in succession and hope one is right, assuming you have enough guesses left. It's risky, but will sometimes work. Plus, it's the only option in Hard mode. But in Quordle, this will almost certainly result in a failure - you simply don't have enough guesses.

In the scenario above, CLAMP would be a great guess, as it could point the way to four of the seven words in one go.

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Swamped with browser tabs? Chrome could soon use AI to organize them all for you

If you’re one of those people who open browser tabs like they’re going out of fashion, and eventually end up with a sprawl of tabbed sites that gives you a headache trying to cope with it all – well, Google Chrome could soon help with that.

This is another potential case of AI to the rescue, in fact, with an inbound feature for Chrome as spotted by well-known leaker Leopeva64 on X (formerly Twitter).

Chrome's "Organize tabs" dialog now displays a loading animation similar to what you see in Google's AI-powered search results or in the Side panel (in case anyone still doubted that this feature will use AI 😅):https://ift.tt/TNHUgLf pic.twitter.com/ETFRQIoEhoNovember 27, 2023

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This is the new ‘Organize Tabs’ ability which is in testing in Google’s browser, and now it looks like it’ll use artificial intelligence.

As Leopeva64 points out, when you click on the button to have your tabs organized, the animation to show the work is happening looks exactly like what’s displayed when using AI in a Google search.

In other words, this suggests that tab organization will be AI-powered, and you’ll be able to sit back and sip your favored beverage, while the artificial intelligence makes sense of your tabs and groups them up sensibly. Well, hopefully, anyway.

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Analysis: Automatic organization – or guided manual

This is still the early stages for the Organize Tabs function, and the feature doesn’t work yet (as shown in the tweet above). Of course, that’s why we can’t be sure it will be AI-powered, but it’s certainly a big clue that the animation put in place is the same (practically) as with Google search, as noted.

The leaker further points out that it seems Google is also planning a dialog where if the AI tab organization fails somehow – or if you’re not happy with it, perhaps – there’s help provided on how to organize browser tabs yourself. This will manually guide you through the process with step-by-step pop-up tips.

All of this is useful stuff for those who find themselves stuck in browser tab hell, an all too easy trap to fall into, and an arduous one to navigate out of.

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Quordle today - hints and answers for Tuesday, November 28 (game #673)

It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. 

Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult.

What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently. 

But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for Wordle hints, you'll probably need some for this game too. 

I'm a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who's been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #673 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence. 

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

Quordle today (game #673) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are 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 counted as a vowel too). 

Quordle today (game #673) - hint #2 - total vowels

What is the total number of vowels in Quordle today?

• The total number of vowels across today's Quordle answers is 8.

Quordle today (game #673) - hint #3 - 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 (game #673) - hint #4 - total letters

How many different letters are used in Quordle today?

• The total number of different letters used in Quordle today is 11.

Quordle today (game #673) - hint #5 - uncommon letters

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

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

Quordle today (game #673) - hint #6 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2+2.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #673) - hint #7 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• P

• P

• B

• B

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

Quordle today (game #673) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #673, are…

• PESKY
• PIECE
• BASTE
• BRACE

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

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Daily Sequence today (game #673) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #673, are…

• GRIPE
• GRAZE
• UNFED
• THRUM

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Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #672, Monday 27 November: ASIDE, DIMLY, LOCAL, CLUMP
• Quordle #671, Sunday 26 November: CHORD, HORSE, VERSE, AHEAD
• Quordle #670, Saturday 25 November: VOUCH, DECOY, MIRTH, TWANG
• Quordle #669, Friday 24 November: CUTIE, SWIRL, FLUSH, MUMMY
• Quordle #668, Thursday 23 November: PROXY, CARRY, SHEAR, SHADE
• Quordle #667, Wednesday 22 November: PATIO, STERN, COCOA, SLOOP
• Quordle #666, Tuesday 21 November: TOUCH, TRIAD, FIGHT, REACH
• Quordle #665, Monday 20 November: TUBER, EGRET, GAILY, ADEPT
• Quordle #664, Sunday 19 November: SOOTH, IRATE, ANGLE, BADGE
• Quordle #663, Saturday 18 November: TYING, BACON, URBAN, GUISE
• Quordle #662, Friday 17 November: BERET, SCORE, AORTA, SEDAN
• Quordle #661, Thursday 16 November: CONCH, PERCH, ANVIL, HATCH
• Quordle #660, Wednesday 15 November: BLEND, GREED, CUMIN, FLUNK
• Quordle #659, Tuesday 14 November: CHIME, PULPY, TAPER, OLDEN
• Quordle #658, Monday 13 November: SHELL, ALLOW, SHEEN, PRUDE
• Quordle #657, Sunday 12 November: CHASE, LOATH, RUSTY, DIODE
• Quordle #656, Saturday 11 November: BELOW, BUDDY, BRING, ROBOT
• Quordle #655, Friday 10 November: FOLIO, AGILE, STOCK, PURSE
• Quordle #654, Thursday 9 November: CLINK, BEACH, BEVEL, ELFIN
• Quordle #653, Wednesday 8 November: MAYBE, NOMAD, IMPEL, VERGE

Quordle FAQs: Everything you need to know

What is Quordle?

Where Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day, Quordle presents you with four puzzles to solve. And rather than complete them in turn, you do so simultaneously. You get nine guesses, rather than the six for Wordle, but the rules are otherwise very similar. 

It's played online via the Quordle website and you can also get to it via the Merriam-Webster site, after the dictionary purchased Quordle last year. 

As with Wordle, the answers are the same for every player each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world. And also as with Wordle, the puzzle resets at midnight so you have a fresh challenge each day.

The website also includes a practice mode - which I definitely recommend using before attempting the game proper! - and there are daily stats including a streak count. You also get Quordle Achievements - specific badges for winning a game in a certain number of turns, playing lots of times, or guessing particularly hard words.

Oh, and it's difficult. Really difficult.

What are the Quordle rules?

The rules of Quordle are almost identical to those of Wordle.

1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.

2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow. 

3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray…

4. …BUT the word you guess appears in all quadrants of the puzzle at the same time, so an A could turn green in one square, yellow in another and gray in the final two. 

5. Answers are never plural.

6. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.

7. Each guess must be a valid word in Quordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance.

8. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses and there is no equivalent of Wordle's Hard mode.

9. You have nine guesses to find the Quordle answers.

10. You must complete the daily Quordle before midnight in your timezone.

What is a good Quordle strategy?

Quordle needs to be approached in a different way to Wordle. With four puzzles to solve in nine guesses, you can't blindly throw letters at it and expect to win - you'll stand a far better chance if you think strategically.

That's the case in Wordle too, of course, but it's even more important in Quordle.

There are two key things to remember. 

1. Use several starting words

Firstly, you won't want just a single starting word, but almost certainly two or three starting words. 

The first of these should probably be one of the best Wordle starting words, because the same things that make them work well will apply here too. But after that, you should select another word or possibly two that use up lots more of the most common consonants and that include any remaining vowels.

For instance, I currently use STARE > DOILY > PUNCH. Between them, these three words use 15 of the 26 letters in the alphabet including all five vowels, Y, and nine of the most common consonants (S, T, R, D, L, P, N, C and H). There are plenty of other options - you might want to get an M, B, F or G in there instead of the H, maybe - but something like that should do the trick.

If all goes well, that will give you a good lead on what one or sometimes two of the answers might be. If not, well good luck!

2. Narrow things down

Secondly, if you're faced with a word where the answer might easily be one of several options - for instance -ATCH, where it could be MATCH, BATCH, LATCH, CATCH, WATCH, HATCH or PATCH - you'll definitely want to guess a word that would narrow down those options. 

In Wordle, you can instead try several of those in succession and hope one is right, assuming you have enough guesses left. It's risky, but will sometimes work. Plus, it's the only option in Hard mode. But in Quordle, this will almost certainly result in a failure - you simply don't have enough guesses.

In the scenario above, CLAMP would be a great guess, as it could point the way to four of the seven words in one go.

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Quordle today - hints and answers for Monday, November 27 (game #672)

It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. 

Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, around 18 months after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult.

What's more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently. 

But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for Wordle hints, you'll probably need some for this game too. 

I'm a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who's been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #672 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence. 

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

Quordle today (game #672) - hint #1 - Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*.

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too). 

Quordle today (game #672) - hint #2 - total vowels

What is the total number of vowels in Quordle today?

• The total number of vowels across today's Quordle answers is 7.

Quordle today (game #672) - hint #3 - 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 (game #672) - hint #4 - total letters

How many different letters are used in Quordle today?

• The total number of different letters used in Quordle today is 12.

Quordle today (game #672) - hint #5 - uncommon letters

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

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

Quordle today (game #672) - hint #6 - starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #672) - hint #7 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• A

• D

• L

• C

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

Quordle today (game #672) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle, game #672, are…

• ASIDE
• DIMLY
• LOCAL
• CLUMP

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.

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Daily Sequence today (game #672) - the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #672, are…

• VIGIL
• SIXTH
• LUNGE
• SPURN

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Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #671, Sunday 26 November: CHORD, HORSE, VERSE, AHEAD
• Quordle #670, Saturday 25 November: VOUCH, DECOY, MIRTH, TWANG
• Quordle #669, Friday 24 November: CUTIE, SWIRL, FLUSH, MUMMY
• Quordle #668, Thursday 23 November: PROXY, CARRY, SHEAR, SHADE
• Quordle #667, Wednesday 22 November: PATIO, STERN, COCOA, SLOOP
• Quordle #666, Tuesday 21 November: TOUCH, TRIAD, FIGHT, REACH
• Quordle #665, Monday 20 November: TUBER, EGRET, GAILY, ADEPT
• Quordle #664, Sunday 19 November: SOOTH, IRATE, ANGLE, BADGE
• Quordle #663, Saturday 18 November: TYING, BACON, URBAN, GUISE
• Quordle #662, Friday 17 November: BERET, SCORE, AORTA, SEDAN
• Quordle #661, Thursday 16 November: CONCH, PERCH, ANVIL, HATCH
• Quordle #660, Wednesday 15 November: BLEND, GREED, CUMIN, FLUNK
• Quordle #659, Tuesday 14 November: CHIME, PULPY, TAPER, OLDEN
• Quordle #658, Monday 13 November: SHELL, ALLOW, SHEEN, PRUDE
• Quordle #657, Sunday 12 November: CHASE, LOATH, RUSTY, DIODE
• Quordle #656, Saturday 11 November: BELOW, BUDDY, BRING, ROBOT
• Quordle #655, Friday 10 November: FOLIO, AGILE, STOCK, PURSE
• Quordle #654, Thursday 9 November: CLINK, BEACH, BEVEL, ELFIN
• Quordle #653, Wednesday 8 November: MAYBE, NOMAD, IMPEL, VERGE
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Quordle FAQs: Everything you need to know

What is Quordle?

Where Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day, Quordle presents you with four puzzles to solve. And rather than complete them in turn, you do so simultaneously. You get nine guesses, rather than the six for Wordle, but the rules are otherwise very similar. 

It's played online via the Quordle website and you can also get to it via the Merriam-Webster site, after the dictionary purchased Quordle last year. 

As with Wordle, the answers are the same for every player each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world. And also as with Wordle, the puzzle resets at midnight so you have a fresh challenge each day.

The website also includes a practice mode - which I definitely recommend using before attempting the game proper! - and there are daily stats including a streak count. You also get Quordle Achievements - specific badges for winning a game in a certain number of turns, playing lots of times, or guessing particularly hard words.

Oh, and it's difficult. Really difficult.

What are the Quordle rules?

The rules of Quordle are almost identical to those of Wordle.

1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.

2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow. 

3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray…

4. …BUT the word you guess appears in all quadrants of the puzzle at the same time, so an A could turn green in one square, yellow in another and gray in the final two. 

5. Answers are never plural.

6. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.

7. Each guess must be a valid word in Quordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance.

8. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses and there is no equivalent of Wordle's Hard mode.

9. You have nine guesses to find the Quordle answers.

10. You must complete the daily Quordle before midnight in your timezone.

What is a good Quordle strategy?

Quordle needs to be approached in a different way to Wordle. With four puzzles to solve in nine guesses, you can't blindly throw letters at it and expect to win - you'll stand a far better chance if you think strategically.

That's the case in Wordle too, of course, but it's even more important in Quordle.

There are two key things to remember. 

1. Use several starting words

Firstly, you won't want just a single starting word, but almost certainly two or three starting words. 

The first of these should probably be one of the best Wordle starting words, because the same things that make them work well will apply here too. But after that, you should select another word or possibly two that use up lots more of the most common consonants and that include any remaining vowels.

For instance, I currently use STARE > DOILY > PUNCH. Between them, these three words use 15 of the 26 letters in the alphabet including all five vowels, Y, and nine of the most common consonants (S, T, R, D, L, P, N, C and H). There are plenty of other options - you might want to get an M, B, F or G in there instead of the H, maybe - but something like that should do the trick.

If all goes well, that will give you a good lead on what one or sometimes two of the answers might be. If not, well good luck!

2. Narrow things down

Secondly, if you're faced with a word where the answer might easily be one of several options - for instance -ATCH, where it could be MATCH, BATCH, LATCH, CATCH, WATCH, HATCH or PATCH - you'll definitely want to guess a word that would narrow down those options. 

In Wordle, you can instead try several of those in succession and hope one is right, assuming you have enough guesses left. It's risky, but will sometimes work. Plus, it's the only option in Hard mode. But in Quordle, this will almost certainly result in a failure - you simply don't have enough guesses.

In the scenario above, CLAMP would be a great guess, as it could point the way to four of the seven words in one go.

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