Quordle today – hints and answers for Tuesday, October 1 (game #981)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now nearly 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

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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 #981) – 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 #981) – hint #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 (game #981) – hint #3 – 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 #981) – hint #4 – 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 #981) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• F

• M

• G

• N

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

Quordle today (game #981) – the answers

Quordle answers for game 981 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today’s Quordle, game #981, are…

I very nearly screwed up again here, and could have lost my streak for the second time in a week. Fortunately, that didn’t happen – but it was a close-run thing. The problem, for me at least, was that both FRILL and MADLY had a couple of solutions; the former could also have been GRILL, the latter also BADLY. What I should have done is to have played BEFOG, my go-to word in these situations, to establish what both were. But I only looked at the MADLY/BADLY quadrant to begin with, so played BADLY and then had to use another narrowing down word when I came to -RILL in the top left. I escaped with a last-guess victory, but should really have been wise to this trap.

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