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Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, August 12 (game #1661)

My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going

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A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, August 11 (game #1660).

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 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.

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 #1661) — 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 #1661) — 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 #1661) — 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 2.

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 hints and answers for Wednesday, August 5 (game #1654)

Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, August 11 (game #1660)

Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, June 24 (game #1612)

Quordle today (game #1661) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

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

I am really glad that I didn’t jump in too early when guessing my final word, as there is no way I would have got to SWASH without the help I got from the letter W in CROWD.

All in all, a tricky game — helped slightly by having two words beginning with today’s star letter, H.

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1661, are…

Quordle #1660, Tuesday, 11 August: ONSET, BRAWL, TEPID, SLANG

Quordle #1659, Monday, 10 August: GAVEL, CRUSH, SPEED, ETHOS

Quordle #1658, Sunday, 9 August: KAPPA, WIDEN, FOLIO, STEEP

Quordle #1657, Saturday, 8 August: FUROR, BUGLE, REUSE, SCOOP

Quordle #1656, Friday, 7 August: AMISS, SHIRK, SALSA, RABBI

Quordle #1655, Thursday, 6 August: AMUSE, BRAND, CEDAR, BLURB

Quordle #1654, Wednesday, 5 August: MOUND, WRONG, STOOD, WEIRD

Quordle #1653, Tuesday, 4 August: GOOEY, TARDY, HUMAN, CHALK

Quordle #1652, Monday, 3 August: FUNGI, MUDDY, DEBUT, MANIA

Quordle #1651, Sunday, 2 August: BOOTH, EASEL, REACH, MAKER

Quordle #1650, Saturday, 1 August: OMEGA, BIRCH, SMOCK, EERIE

Quordle #1649, Friday, 31 July: MANIA, SINGE, STOOL, LOFTY

Quordle #1648, Thursday, 30 July: MODAL, IDLER, CHUMP, LUMPY

Quordle #1647, Wednesday, 29 July: GAWKY, ALLOY, AUDIT, LATCH

Quordle #1646, Tuesday, 28 July: SMITE, ROACH, RUDDY, GLOBE

Quordle #1645, Monday, 27 July: TAFFY, FIGHT, GUILD, WAGER

Quordle #1644, Sunday, 26 July: STOMP, LIMIT, FUNKY, STEAD

Quordle #1643, Saturday, 25 July: SALON, SHEEN, BURST, GOURD

Quordle #1642, Friday, 24 July: DOLLY, EDIFY, LAGER, PRANK

Quordle #1641, Thursday, 23 July: LADEN, EVICT, WOVEN, SHIRE

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