Quordle today – hints and answers for Thursday, May 2 (game #829)

Today’s Quordle is not one of those ultra-difficult ones, or at least that was my experience. But it’s not an ultra-easy one either. There are a couple of traps awaiting unwary Quordlers, so read on if you want some hints – or skip to my commentary if you just want to see how I got on.

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 #829) – hint #1 – Vowels

How 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 #829) – 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 #829) – hint #3 – uncommon letters

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

• Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today’s Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #829) – 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 #829) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• T

• D

• P

• S

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

Quordle today (game #829) – the answers

Quordle answers for game 829 on a yellow background

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The answers to today’s Quordle, game #829, are…

  • TULIP
  • PLAZA
  • DAILY
  • SINGE

What’s the hardest word for Quordle? There’s probably not one single word that would hold that honor, but PLAZA would be in the running surely. Not only does it contain two As – not a letter that often gets repeated – but one is at the end of the word, where As aren’t commonly found. And, of course, it contains a Z – one of the least common letters in the game or the alphabet in general.

Fortunately, this isn’t my first rodeo. With a green P and middle A in place, and with a yellow L also lurking, I spotted it after a bit of an internal brainstorming meeting. DAILY and SINGE were both ultra-easy due to the letters I’d already uncovered by then, and though TULIP required a little more thought I was able to solve today’s Quordle with two guesses remaining.

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


Daily Sequence today (game #829) – the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 829 on a yellow background

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The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #829, are…

  • BENCH
  • SMALL
  • GOLLY
  • DINGY

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #828, Wednesday 1 May: ROUGH, SYNOD, POSSE, PARRY
  • Quordle #827, Tuesday 30 April: STASH, FUSSY, REEDY, WALTZ
  • Quordle #826, Monday 29 April: STAKE, PURGE, PECAN, PLANT
  • Quordle #825, Sunday 28 April: LLAMA, CUMIN, CAULK, RABID
  • Quordle #824, Saturday 27 April: QUACK, BERET, SKULL, LATHE
  • Quordle #823, Friday 26 April: AMONG, FLING, SOUND, AGILE
  • Quordle #822, Thursday 25 April: WHILE, DODGY, MACHO, LOATH
  • Quordle #821, Wednesday 24 April: STEAD, CANAL, SHEEN, UNITE
  • Quordle #820, Tuesday 23 April: PLANK, SPOIL, GAVEL, STOOP
  • Quordle #819, Monday 22 April: PLAID, ADAGE, DIODE, ELBOW
  • Quordle #818, Sunday 21 April: CASTE, FUNKY, CAVIL, MANGA
  • Quordle #817, Saturday 20 April: STAMP, FORTH, DULLY, OUNCE
  • Quordle #816, Friday 19 April: WOMAN, WAXEN, FLIRT, FLOAT
  • Quordle #815, Thursday 18 April: MATCH, APTLY, BISON, CLINK
  • Quordle #814, Wednesday 17 April: COLON, EQUIP, SUITE, BLURB
  • Quordle #813, Tuesday 16 April: METAL, MATEY, AGREE, DRIVE
  • Quordle #812, Monday 15 April: STINT, RAPID, BRING, BUILD
  • Quordle #811, Sunday 14 April: WITTY, DADDY, SHORT, SLUNG
  • Quordle #810, Saturday 13 April: GROVE, ALLOY, TIMID, TWIST
  • Quordle #809, Friday 12 April: GUILD, VOMIT, DROOP, BIGOT