Quordle today – my hints and answers for Sunday, December 15 (game #1056)

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Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 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.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

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 #1056) – hint #1 – VowelsHow many different vowels are 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 sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1056) – hint #2 – repeated lettersDo any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters?• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 2.

Quordle today (game #1056) – hint #3 – uncommon lettersDo 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 #1056) – 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 #1056) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?• D

• S

• L

• G

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

Quordle today (game #1056) – the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)The answers to today’s Quordle, game #1056, are…

DROVESTILTLINENGIANTI started with Point and Break today. There are no repeat letters, so it’s not a bad punt – and well, it’s my tribute to one of the greatest films of all time.

But where did my gamble get me? I went to the red zone as I ran out of lines for LINEN and climbed on board the last train to Loserville.

As the rain thunders down on my laptop and the waves crash, there is only one thing left to say word-surfing Quordle friends…

Vaya con Dios.

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

Daily Sequence today (game #1056) – the answers

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1056, are…

SHARDCHURNMACROPRANKQuordle answers: The past 20Quordle #10545, Saturday 14 December: SPIEL, ONSET, TIGER, DITTOQuordle #1054, Friday 13 December: ERECT, REBAR, MOIST, IDIOMQuordle #1053, Thursday 12 December: MILKY, CRIER, STORK, DRIERQuordle #1052, Wednesday 11 December: BRIAR, NASAL, SHARD, FLUFFQuordle #1051, Tuesday 10 December: BEGAN, TRIAL, IDEAL, GUIDEQuordle #1050, Monday 9 December: TITAN, FORTE, SPEED, BRIARQuordle #1049, Sunday 8 December: BUNCH, SHINY, MOULT, INTROQuordle #1048, Saturday 7 December: SHAKY, CROOK, GHOUL, VERSEQuordle #1047, Friday 6 December: BRAWL, UNTIL, DOWRY, STINGQuordle #1046, Thursday 5 December: AGING, BICEP, CLOVE, SPILLQuordle #1045, Wednesday 4 December: JUDGE, GIVER, GNASH, CLOAKQuordle #1044, Tuesday 3 December: FUDGE, THICK, CRANK, STASHQuordle #1043, Monday 2 December: TROPE, HOVER, SAUNA, SHAPEQuordle #1042, Sunday 1 December: NAIVE, CIRCA, STEAD, MICROQuordle #1041, Saturday 30 November: MAMMA, SNUCK, CRYPT, TAROTQuordle #1040, Friday 29 November: JOIST, DROOL, DUSKY, GLIDEQuordle #1039, Thursday 28 November: GRADE, WORRY, NOISE, DAISYQuordle #1038, Wednesday 27 November: HEART, ROGUE, INEPT, UTILEQuordle #1037, Tuesday 26 November: PRIED, FAINT, HURRY, WOOERQuordle #1036, Monday 25 November: NUDGE, SNOOP, SHACK, DRYLY

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