Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, October 13 (game #993)

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.

Quordle today (game #993) – 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 #993) – 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 1.

Quordle today (game #993) – 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 #993) – 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 #993) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• U

• N

• T

• P

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

Quordle today (game #993) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Quordle, game #993, are…

A combination of some uncommon (and uncommonly spelled) words and a relative dearth of vowels combine here to make this a tricky Quordle. On the latter point, NYMPH doesn’t have any and THUMB only one, and while PUREE has three, the repeated Es rather counteract the fact that theoretically they might make it easier.

For my game, I was hampered a little by the fact that my three set start words, STARE, DOILY and PUNCH, don’t contain F, M or B, meaning I needed to track them down too and required an extra guess beyond my minimum (which would be seven) in order to solve them all.

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Daily Sequence today (game #993) – the answers

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The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #993, are…

Quordle answers: The past 20

Quordle #992, Saturday 12 October: SAUCY, UNDUE, EGRET, HELLO
Quordle #991, Friday 11 October: RINSE, ANIME, PUSHY, ZEBRA
Quordle #990, Thursday 10 October: UNTIL, MARSH, METAL, WINDY
Quordle #989, Wednesday 9 October: TRIAL, HUSKY, DOWNY, TRADE
Quordle #988, Tuesday 8 October: TROUT, HATER, BARGE, DOZEN
Quordle #987, Monday 7 October: CAULK, HALVE, APING, HEATH
Quordle #986, Sunday 6 October: FUDGE, TENOR, BEGAT, ROUSE
Quordle #985, Saturday 5 October: ELECT, CROAK, FRISK, JAUNT
Quordle #984, Friday 4 October: ELFIN, GRAIL, PATIO, RECAP
Quordle #983, Thursday 3 October: TENTH, REMIT, CURVE, TOAST
Quordle #982, Wednesday 2 October: ARGUE, CRANE, TOKEN, PRINT
Quordle #981, Tuesday 1 October: FRILL, MADLY, GRANT, NYLON
Quordle #980, Monday 30 September: CRUSH, TARDY, TEACH, STUMP
Quordle #979, Sunday 29 September: SERIF, BORNE, WRITE, SLEEK
Quordle #978, Saturday 28 September: BUSHY, CIVIC, SNOUT, EQUIP
Quordle #977, Friday 27 September: GUEST, CHASM, ROOST, BASAL
Quordle #976, Thursday 26 September: STAGE, VOGUE, CLUMP, HEATH
Quordle #975, Wednesday 25 September: UMBRA, DADDY, GLAZE, PRANK
Quordle #974, Tuesday 24 September: SPACE, INNER, SPAWN, BEGAT
Quordle #973, Monday 23 September: GUILT, STERN, ANNEX, FIELD