Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, October 20 (game #1000)

Quordle was 1 of nan original Wordle alternatives and is still going beardown now precisely 1,000 games later – because yes, coming is its 1,000th birthday. Well done, Quordle! It offers a genuine challenge, though, truthful publication connected if you request immoderate Quordle hints coming – aliases scroll down further for nan answers.

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Quordle coming (game #1000) - hint #1 - Vowels

How galore different vowels are successful Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels successful Quordle coming is 4*.

* Note that by vowel we mean nan 5 modular vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted arsenic a vowel too).

Quordle coming (game #1000) - hint #2 - repeated letters

Do immoderate of today's Quordle answers incorporate repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated missive coming is 0.

Quordle coming (game #1000) - hint #3 - uncommon letters

Do nan letters Q, Z, X aliases J look successful Quordle today?

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

Quordle coming (game #1000) - hint #4 - starting letters (1)

Do immoderate of today's Quordle puzzles commencement pinch nan aforesaid letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting pinch nan aforesaid missive is 0.

If you conscionable want to cognize nan answers astatine this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not fresh yet past here's 1 much hint to make things a batch easier:

Quordle coming (game #1000) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers commencement with?

• C

• W

• H

• S

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Quordle coming (game #1000) - nan answers

The answers to today's Quordle, crippled #1000, are…

• CORAL
• WHOSE
• HEIST
• SOAPY

So present we are pinch Quordle number 1,000 – and who would person guessed that would beryllium nan lawsuit erstwhile it launched successful nan aftermath of nan Wordle detonation astir 3 years ago? No me, anyhow – I stupidly thought astir of nan Wordle clones and alternatives would spell nan measurement of nan dinosaurs, but this 1 astatine slightest has endured, acknowledgment to nan patronage of nan dictionary Merriam-Webster, which bought Quordle successful January 2023.

It didn't precisely observe nan juncture pinch a notable game, though. I grounded to lick yesterday's Quordle, truthful this was my reset – and it was an easy one, thankfully. My 3 group commencement words, STARE, DOILY and PUNCH, did almost each of nan difficult activity for me, giving maine each 5 letters for three-quarters of nan board. All I needed to do pinch those was to lick an anagram: CORAL, HEIST, SOAPY, easy. That near 1 more, wherever I had 4 letters. But 2 were already green, truthful uncovering WHOSE was really not difficult.

It mightiness person been bully if nan words had been much absorbing successful immoderate sense, but don't interest astir each that – conscionable beryllium pleased that Quordle is still going beardown aft each of this time.

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Daily Sequence coming (game #1000) - nan answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, crippled #1000, are…

• SPITE
• ALIGN
• OPIUM
• CRIME

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #999, Saturday 19 October: GUSTY, BROKE, ENJOY, HAZEL
• Quordle #998, Friday 18 October: PUPIL, MOCHA, EGRET, NATAL
• Quordle #997, Thursday 17 October: BUILD, BIRTH, LURCH, SASSY
• Quordle #996, Wednesday 16 October: EERIE, SMIRK, HUNCH, EMBED
• Quordle #995, Tuesday 15 October: UMBRA, BRIEF, GRAVY, TORUS
• Quordle #994, Monday 14 October: ROGUE, STORY, EMCEE, AUNTY
• Quordle #993, Sunday 13 October: UNFIT, NYMPH, THUMB, PUREE
• 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