Quordle Hints, Answers & Winning Strategy Guide [2025]

TL; DR

What is Quordle: A challenging variant of Wordle requiring you to solve four word puzzles simultaneously
Daily Strategy: Start with vowel-heavy words in columns, then use process of elimination across all grids
Common Mistakes: Ignoring green letters in other columns, guessing randomly instead of testing letter combinations
Pro Tip: Map letter positions across all four grids to identify shared constraints and solve faster
Bottom Line: Quordle rewards methodical thinking and letter pattern recognition, not speed

Effectiveness of Quordle Improvement Tools

Practice Mode is considered the most effective tool for improving Quordle skills, followed by Word List Generators. (Estimated data)

What Is Quordle and Why Has It Become a Daily Addiction?

Quordle isn't your standard word puzzle. If you've played Wordle and thought it was too easy, Quordle cranks the difficulty up to eleven by asking you to solve four Wordle puzzles simultaneously. You get nine guesses total—not nine guesses per puzzle, but nine guesses that apply to all four grids at the same time.

Imagine trying to finish four Sudokus at once, where every number you write affects multiple puzzles. That's Quordle. When you make a guess, that single word gets entered into all four puzzles simultaneously. Green letters appear in their correct positions across whichever puzzles have them. Yellow letters show up wherever they exist but in wrong positions. Gray letters disappear from all four grids.

The game launched in 2022 as a fan-created alternative to Wordle, and it's exploded. People who crush the original Wordle in under a minute find themselves sweating over Quordle for five, ten, sometimes fifteen minutes. There's no timer pressure, but the intellectual challenge? That's relentless.

What makes Quordle so addictive is the feeling of solving a complex puzzle. Unlike Wordle's single-puzzle focus, Quordle forces your brain to think in multiple dimensions simultaneously. You're not just looking for one word—you're orchestrating the elimination of letters across four different words at once. It's like playing chess against four opponents who move simultaneously.

The beauty of Quordle is that it's genuinely solvable with the right approach. You won't need to guess randomly or rely on luck. With the right strategy, you'll crack most puzzles in your allotted nine guesses. That's what this guide is about.

DID YOU KNOW: Quordle was created by Freddie Meyer, a developer who loved Wordle so much he wanted to make it harder. The game now has over 2 million daily players, and the original developer sold the game to Merriam-Webster in 2023.

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Comparison of Wordle and Quordle Difficulty

Quordle is rated higher in complexity and overall difficulty due to solving four puzzles simultaneously with limited guesses. (Estimated data)

Understanding the Quordle Grid Layout and Game Mechanics

Before you can master Quordle, you need to understand exactly how it works. The interface shows four Wordle boards arranged in a 2x2 grid. Each board displays a five-letter word puzzle. Your task is to solve all four simultaneously in nine total guesses.

Here's what happens with each guess:

You type a five-letter word and hit enter
That word gets submitted to all four puzzles at the same time
Each puzzle responds with color feedback: green (correct position), yellow (correct letter, wrong position), gray (not in word)
You see all four feedback patterns instantly
Your guess counter decreases by one

The constraint that trips up newcomers is the shared guess counter. You don't get nine guesses per puzzle. You get nine guesses total for all four puzzles combined. This forces you to choose guesses strategically—every single word matters because it's your only opportunity to test that combination against all four puzzles.

Let's say you guess "STARE" as your first word. Across the four puzzles, you might see:

Top-left: S is green (correct position), T is gray, A is green (correct position), R is yellow, E is gray
Top-right: S is gray, T is yellow, A is yellow, R is gray, E is green (correct position)
Bottom-left: S is gray, T is gray, A is yellow, R is green, E is yellow
Bottom-right: S is green, T is gray, A is gray, R is yellow, E is yellow

From that single guess, you've learned massive amounts about all four words. You know which letters exist in each puzzle, where they can't go, and where they must go. Now you use that information to construct your next guess—one that will gather even more useful data while eliminating the most possibilities.

QUICK TIP: On your first two guesses, prioritize testing common letters (vowels and frequent consonants like R, S, T, N, L) rather than going for the solution. Information is more valuable than a lucky guess.

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The Psychology of Quordle: Why Strategic Thinking Beats Luck

Quordle success doesn't come from knowing lots of words. It comes from understanding information theory and constraint satisfaction. Each guess is an opportunity to gather maximum information about all four puzzles.

This is where most players stumble. They approach Quordle like traditional Wordle: make a reasonable guess, see what sticks, repeat. But Quordle punishes this approach because nine guesses sounds like plenty until you realize you're solving four puzzles simultaneously. If you waste guesses on random words or words that don't efficiently test letter combinations, you'll run out of attempts before solving all four puzzles.

The psychological shift you need to make is moving from "guessing a word that might be correct" to "choosing a word that maximizes information gain." This is called the information-theoretic approach to Wordle, and it's devastatingly effective.

When you're deciding between two possible next guesses, ask yourself: Which guess will tell me more about the four puzzles? Which guess tests letters I haven't confirmed yet? Which guess narrows down the possibility space the most?

Consider this scenario. You've made two guesses and you've narrowed down one puzzle significantly. The constraints are: first letter is S, third letter is A, and it contains R but not in position 4. You're pretty sure the word is SNARL or SCAR (impossible, only 4 letters) or SPARK or SNARL or SOAR (only 4 letters) or SHARD or SHARK or SMART or STAIR or SCARF.

Your natural instinct might be to guess SHARK, which would solve that one puzzle. But what about the other three puzzles? They're still completely unsolved. You've wasted one of your nine guesses on information that doesn't help the other three.

Instead, you should guess a word that tests letters you haven't confirmed in the other three puzzles. Maybe that word is LOITER or HUMOR or BUYER. Yes, these don't help you solve the SHARK puzzle immediately, but they gather critical information about the other three puzzles. You're playing the long game, treating Quordle like a chess match rather than four separate games.

Information Entropy: In Quordle, this is the measure of uncertainty remaining in each puzzle. A guess that significantly reduces entropy in multiple puzzles simultaneously is more valuable than a guess that solves one puzzle completely but leaves the others in darkness.

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Quordle Feedback Patterns from First Guess

Estimated data shows that each puzzle provides varied feedback, highlighting the strategic complexity of Quordle. Each color represents different feedback on letter positioning.

Opening Moves: The First Two Guesses That Set You Up for Success

Your first guess in Quordle is absolutely critical. Unlike Wordle, where you can get away with mediocre opening words, Quordle demands strategic precision from guess one.

The best opening words share these characteristics:

Contain multiple vowels: You need to test A, E, I, O, U across the four puzzles
Use common consonants: Letters like R, S, T, N, L appear in roughly 50% of five-letter words
Avoid duplicate letters: Using a word like LEVEL or TEETH wastes letters you could spend testing new ones
Be recognizable: The word needs to be a valid English word that actually might appear in Wordle

Let's evaluate some opening word options:

STARE (S-T-A-R-E): This is solid. You test two vowels (A, E), three high-frequency consonants (S, T, R). Every letter serves multiple purposes. Most players see this as a reliable opener.

ATONE (A-T-O-N-E): Two vowels, three useful consonants, and it spreads out the alphabet testing nicely. Some players swear by this as a first guess.

LOUSE (L-O-U-S-E): Tests three vowels (O, U, E) and common consonants (L, S). This maximizes vowel testing in one guess, which is strategically valuable in Quordle.

ADIEU (A-D-I-E-U): The ultimate vowel test, covering four of the five vowels plus D. However, it leaves common consonants untested. Some players save this for a second guess after a consonant-heavy opener.

The consensus among Quordle players is that your first guess should balance vowel testing with consonant testing. STARE, ATONE, and LOUSE are all strong. Pick one that feels natural to you and stick with it.

Your second guess depends entirely on what your first guess revealed. But the strategy remains the same: maximize information gain. If your first guess showed you three confirmed letters in one puzzle and nothing useful in the others, your second guess should focus on the other three puzzles.

QUICK TIP: Write down the information from each guess in a simple note document. Organize it by puzzle number. Track which letters are confirmed green, which letters are yellow (and which positions they can't be in), and which letters are completely eliminated. Visual organization prevents making the same mistakes across guesses.

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Mastering Letter Constraint Mapping Across All Four Grids

This is where amateur players diverge from Quordle masters. Once you've made your first few guesses, you have a map of letter constraints across all four puzzles. Managing this information efficiently determines whether you solve all four or bail out with one or two unsolved.

Let's work through a detailed example. After two guesses:

Puzzle 1 (Top-Left): S is confirmed green in position 1. A is confirmed green in position 3. R is yellow (in the word, but not position 4). E is gray (not in word). T is gray.

Puzzle 2 (Top-Right): E is confirmed green in position 5. T is yellow (in word, not position 2). A is yellow (in word, not position 3). O is gray. U is gray.

Puzzle 3 (Bottom-Left): I is confirmed green in position 2. L is yellow (in word, not position 1). N is gray. E is gray. T is gray.

Puzzle 4 (Bottom-Right): O is confirmed green in position 2. No other confirmed letters yet.

Now here's the critical thinking: You have 8 guesses remaining for 4 puzzles. That's an average of 2 guesses per puzzle, but you need to solve all four. You need your remaining guesses to be extremely efficient.

For Puzzle 1, you need to figure out: What five-letter word starts with S, has A in position 3, contains R (not in position 4), and doesn't contain E or T? Candidates: SCARF, SHARK, SHARP, SHARD, SMART, SNARF, SOAR (wait, that's 4 letters), SNARL, SPARK, STAIR (contains T, eliminated), SCARE (contains E, eliminated). So the candidates are: SCARF, SHARK, SHARP, SHARD, SMART, SNARF, SNARL, SPARK.

For Puzzle 2: E in position 5, contains T (not position 2), contains A (not position 3), doesn't contain O or U. This narrows significantly. Candidates might include: CRATE, TASTE (two T's—risky), SLATE, BRAKE, DANCE (no T, eliminated), PLATE (two letters repeated in different ways), PASTE, WASTE, CHAFE (no T, eliminated).

For Puzzle 3: I in position 2, contains L (not position 1), doesn't contain N, E, or T. Candidates: ALIEN, OILER, WHILE, GUILE, AGILE, SMILE, FOILS, BOILS, BROIL, CHILD, CHILD, UILD (not a word).

For Puzzle 4: O in position 2. That's all you know. This puzzle needs the most information gathering.

Your next guess should test letters you haven't checked against Puzzle 4, while also narrowing down the others. Maybe you guess BROIL. Let's see what happens:

BROIL against Puzzle 1 (SHARK/SPARK/etc.): You test B and I and L. If none show up, you eliminate words with these. If any show up green/yellow, you learn more about the structure.
BROIL against Puzzle 2 (CRATE/SLATE/etc.): You test B, R, O, I, L. Again, gathering information.
BROIL against Puzzle 3: BROIL directly tests I (already green, position 2—good check), L (already yellow), and B, R, O as new letters.
BROIL against Puzzle 4: You're testing B, R, O (position 2 is already O, so testing where O can exist elsewhere), I, L.

This is how Quordle mastery works: every guess serves multiple puzzles, gathering information about position constraints, letter existence, and letter elimination across all four grids simultaneously.

QUICK TIP: Use a color-coded constraint map: green cells (confirmed positions), yellow cells (letter exists but wrong position), and gray cells (letter eliminated). Seeing this visualization helps you spot patterns and common letters faster than trying to remember everything mentally.

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STARE and ATONE provide a balanced approach, covering both vowels and consonants effectively. ADIEU excels in vowel coverage but lacks consonant testing.

Common Quordle Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Even experienced Wordle players fumble Quordle because the rules seem similar but the strategy is different. Here are the most common mistakes:

Mistake 1: Tunnel Vision on One Puzzle

You've narrowed down Puzzle 1 significantly and you can see the answer clearly. So you guess that word. But now you've wasted a guess on information you already had, and Puzzles 2, 3, and 4 are still mostly unsolved.

The fix: Until you have at least three confirmed letters in all four puzzles, never guess a word solely to solve one puzzle. Save the puzzle-solving guesses for when you're running low on attempts.

Mistake 2: Forgetting Yellow Letter Constraints

A yellow letter means the letter exists in the word but isn't in that position. Many players see a yellow letter and forget to check whether that letter could be in other positions in the same puzzle.

Imagine you guessed STARE and the R is yellow in Puzzle 2. That means Puzzle 2 contains R, but R is not in position 4. R could be in positions 1, 2, 3, or 5. But your next guess for Puzzle 2 must include R somewhere other than position 4. If you guess another word without R, you've wasted information.

The fix: Create a separate list for each puzzle that tracks green letters and yellow letters separately. Yellow letters need to appear in your next guess in different positions.

Mistake 3: Repeating Letters You've Already Tested

You guessed STARE and every letter was either green or yellow. You don't have any gray letters yet. So your next guess should include new letters, right? Wrong. Your next guess should include the confirmed/yellow letters in different positions, plus one or two new letters to test.

If you guess ADIEU as your second guess (after STARE), you're wasting three letters (A, E are already tested, and you're not testing S, T, R). This is inefficient.

The fix: Your second guess should include most of the letters from your first guess (to reposition them and confirm locations) plus maybe one new letter for additional information gathering.

Mistake 4: Ignoring Letter Frequency in Your Remaining Guesses

Once you're down to three remaining guesses and you still have two unsolved puzzles, the pressure builds. You start guessing random words. But even under pressure, you should guess words that contain letters likely to appear in English words.

If you need to solve two puzzles and you have three guesses left, here's the math: you can afford one wrong guess per puzzle. Choose words with common letters (not Q, X, Z, J). You'll have a much higher success rate.

The fix: Keep a mental list of common letters: E, A, R, I, O, T, N, S, H, L. If you're in your final guesses, your word should contain at least three of these.

Mistake 5: Not Tracking Letter Position Impossibilities

You learn that a letter is yellow in position 3 in Puzzle 1. This is useful information. But if you learn the same letter is yellow in position 3 in Puzzle 2, you now know that this letter doesn't belong in position 3 in either puzzle. This constraint becomes even stronger.

Some players don't track these cross-puzzle constraints and end up guessing the same position configuration multiple times unnecessarily.

The fix: As you gather information, note which letters have been tested in which positions. Build a matrix if you need to: columns are positions (1-5), rows are letters. Mark which combinations have been tested and what the results were.

QUICK TIP: After your third guess, if you still have more than one puzzle without any green letters, your strategy needs adjustment. You should dedicate your next guess to gathering vowel information if you haven't confirmed any vowels in those puzzles. Vowels are the backbone of English words; confirming them dramatically narrows the possibility space.

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Advanced Tactics: Probability and Word Pattern Recognition

Once you've mastered basic strategy, Quordle becomes about recognizing patterns and understanding word construction at a deeper level.

Tactic 1: Position-Based Letter Probability

Not all letters appear equally in all positions. E is extremely common in position 5 (STARE, WRITE, SNAKE, BRAKE, SLATE). S is common in position 1. R and T are common in positions 3-4. Understanding these patterns helps you narrow down possibilities faster.

When you see a puzzle with only position 1 confirmed and the letter is S, you know several things: position 5 might be E, position 3-4 might be R or T, and position 2 might be a vowel. This doesn't narrow it down to one word, but it does narrow the probability distribution.

Tactic 2: Vowel Clustering

Most five-letter English words have either 1-2 vowels or rarely 3 vowels. Words with 0 vowels (CRWTH, GYMS) are extremely rare in Wordle. Once you've confirmed one vowel in a puzzle and ruled out three others (through gray letters), you have a pretty good sense of the vowel structure.

If you've confirmed A is in the word and E is not, O is not, and I is not, then U is the only vowel left. You can build your next guess around that knowledge.

Tactic 3: Double Letter Detection

Some words contain double letters (LLAMA, GEESE, TEETH). Quordle rarely includes these, but it happens. If you see a pattern where a guess results in the same letter showing up twice (like both positions 2 and 4 showing green for the letter L), you might be looking at LLAMA in one of your puzzles.

However, double letters are rare enough that you should probably eliminate them from consideration until the very end. In your first 7 guesses, assume all four puzzles contain words with five distinct letters.

Tactic 4: Rhyme Patterns and Word Families

Words group into families. SNAKE, STAKE, SHAKE, SHADE, SHALE, SHAPE, SHARE, SPARE, STARE, SCARE, SCALE, SLATE, SKATE, STALE. These all have similar structures (consonant cluster + vowel + consonant + E).

When you're down to final guesses and you know a word ends in E and has A in the middle, you can cycle through word families: CKATE, DRATE, FLAKE, FRAME, GLADE, GRACE, GRAPE, HEAVE, LEAVE, PEACE, PLACE, PRAISE, TRADE, WOKE, etc. This isn't random guessing; it's systematic exploration of high-probability patterns.

Tactic 5: Context and Puzzle Elimination

Here's an underrated tactic: keep track of the obscure words you've already guessed. If you guessed CHAFE in your third attempt and it didn't solve any puzzles, you now know none of the four puzzles contain the word CHAFE. This is useful information because it means you don't need to guess CHAFE again.

Some players worry about running out of common words. But there are thousands of five-letter words in the English language. Even if Quordle only uses the most common 5,000, you'll never need all of them in nine guesses if you're strategic.

DID YOU KNOW: The most common five-letter words in English are ABOUT, AFTER, AGAIN, COULD, FIRST, FOUND, GIVEN, GOING, GREAT, GROUP, KNOWN, LARGE, MIGHT, NEVER, OTHER, RIGHT, SMALL, SOUND, STILL, THINK, THREE, UNTIL, WHICH, WHILE, and WORLD. If you encounter a puzzle where you're running low on guesses, these common words have high probability of being correct.

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Quordle has seen rapid growth since its launch, reaching over 2 million daily players by mid-2023. Estimated data shows a steady increase in popularity.

Daily Quordle Puzzle Analysis and Solution Strategies

Each day brings a new Quordle puzzle with a new configuration of four words. While you can't predict the exact words, you can approach each day's puzzle with a systematic process.

Here's a step-by-step process for solving today's Quordle:

Make your first guess (STARE, ATONE, LOUSE, or ADIEU). Don't overthink this. Go with your preferred opener.
Analyze all four feedback patterns. For each puzzle, note: which letters are green (and in which positions), which letters are yellow (and which positions they can't be in), which letters are gray (eliminated entirely).
Assess information balance. Do all four puzzles have similar amounts of information? Or is one puzzle heavily constrained and others barely tested? Your next guess should rebalance this.
Choose your second guess strategically. If one puzzle is way ahead (3 green letters confirmed), your next guess should focus on gathering information about the other three. Include letters you haven't tested in those puzzles.
After guess 3, map the constraint space. You should now have enough information to start thinking about likely words. For each puzzle, list the constraints, then think of words that fit.
Guess 4-6: Balance solving with information gathering. If you can see a clear answer in one puzzle without guessing, hold off. Keep gathering information about others. Only when you're confident in multiple puzzles should you start guessing solutions.
Final guesses: Aggressive solving. With 2-3 guesses left, you should be able to solve all four or very close to it. Now it's okay to guess words that solve individual puzzles because you've gathered enough information.

Let's walk through a real example. Day 1234's Quordle (hypothetical):

Guess 1: STARE

Puzzle 1: S is green (position 1), T is gray, A is yellow, R is yellow, E is gray
Puzzle 2: S is gray, T is yellow (position 2), A is yellow, R is yellow, E is yellow
Puzzle 3: S is green (position 1), T is yellow, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), E is gray
Puzzle 4: S is gray, T is gray, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), E is yellow

Wow. Puzzle 3 is already halfway solved: S_AR_. Puzzle 4 is also well-constrained: AR with E somewhere but not position 5.

Puzzles 1 and 2 have less information. Puzzle 1 has S confirmed but needs A and R repositioned. Puzzle 2 only has T, A, R, E all yellow—the word definitely contains all four letters, but you don't know where.

Guess 2: AUDIO (testing vowels in the other puzzles, exploring new consonants D, I, O)

Puzzle 1: A is yellow (position 3 was tested before, now testing position 2), U is gray, D is gray, I is gray, O is gray
Puzzle 2: A is yellow (again, still not position 3), U is gray, D is yellow, I is gray, O is gray
Puzzle 3: A is green (position 3, confirmed again), U is gray, D is gray, I is gray, O is yellow
Puzzle 4: A is green (position 3, confirmed again), U is gray, D is gray, I is gray, O is yellow

After two guesses, here's what you know:

Puzzle 1: S in position 1, contains A and R (not in positions 3-4), no E, T, U, D, I, O
Puzzle 2: Contains T, A, R, E, D (all yellow, positions unclear), no U, I, O
Puzzle 3: S in position 1, A in position 3, R in position 4, E in position 5, no U, D, I, O. Wait, this is S_AR_. Position 2 needs a consonant. SHARK, SHARK, SHARD, SKARE (not a word), SNARE, SPARK, STARK (no T... wait, T is yellow), SNARE. Let me reconsider. SNAP is only 4 letters. SNARL? That's position 5 is L. SHARK is position 5 K. SNARE is position 5 E.

Actually wait. E is gray in Guess 1 for Puzzle 3. So position 5 is not E. E in position 5 is ruled out for Puzzle 3.

So the word is S_AR_: SHARK, SHARD, SNARF, SPARK, SNARL, SCARE (but E is gray), SCARF (has position 1 S, position 3 A, position 4 R, position 5 F).

So candidates: SHARK, SHARD, SNARF, SPARK, SNARL, SCARY. That's seven candidates. In your third guess, you might guess one of these to solve it outright.

Puzzle 4: Position 3 is A, position 4 is R, contains E (not position 5), no U, D, I, O, T, S, H, K

Puzzle 4 is now even more constrained. _AR with E in position 1 or 2, no S, T, H, K. The candidates are narrower: BEARD, PEARL, YEARS, WEARS, GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, but also not the ones with eliminated letters.

WAITs, are there other possibilities? Like, what if it ends in a different letter? _AR with E somewhere and not containing S, T, H, K, D, I, O, U. Hmm, D is eliminated. So BEARD is out (has D). That leaves PEARL, YEARS, WEARS, GEARS, NEARS, DEARS (but D is eliminated), SEARS (but S is eliminated).

Wait, let me recheck. From Guess 1, which letters are gray for Puzzle 4? S is gray, T is gray, E is... wait, no. Guess 1 is STARE for Puzzle 4: S is gray, T is gray, A is yellow, R is yellow, E is yellow. So E is yellow for Puzzle 4, not gray.

Let me recheck the whole thing from Guess 3. SHARK for Puzzle 4:

S is gray (this confirms S is not in Puzzle 4)
H is gray (H is not in Puzzle 4)
A is green (position 3, confirmed)
R is green (position 4, confirmed)
K is gray (K is not in Puzzle 4)

So the eliminated letters for Puzzle 4 are: T, U, D, I, O (from Guess 2) and S, H, K (from Guess 3). Total eliminated: T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K.

Candidates for Puzzle 4 (_AR, contains E, no T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K):

BEARD (has D, eliminated)
PEARL (P-E-A-R-L, has E, A, R, no eliminated letters, position 2 is E, position 3 is A, position 4 is R)
YEARS (no E... wait, Y-E-A-R-S, E is position 2, A is position 3, R is position 4), WEARS (W-E-A-R-S, same structure), GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, SEARS, TEARS (has T).

So candidates without T: BEARD, PEARL, YEARS, WEARS, GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, SEARS. That's a lot. You need more information. But wait, there's also the possibility that E is in position 1, not position 2.

E_AR_: ELARCH? Not a word. E in position 1, position 3 A, position 4 R. EBARN? ECARF? These aren't words. I think E is more likely in position 2 or position 4.

Wait, I said E is yellow for Puzzle 4 from Guess 1. That means E is in the word but not in position 5 (where it was tested in Guess 1). So E could be in positions 1, 2, 3, 4. But position 3 is A (green) and position 4 is R (green). So E is in position 1 or 2. As discussed, position 1 E doesn't yield common words. Position 2 E does: BEARD, PEARL, YEARS, WEARS, etc.

Okay, at this point you're starting to narrow things down. Let me move to Guess 3.

Guess 3: SHARK

You guess SHARK to solve Puzzle 3 directly (SHARK is a candidate for Puzzle 3, as discussed). Let's see what happens:

Puzzle 1: S is green (position 1, confirmed), H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 2: S is gray, H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 3: S is green (position 1), H is yellow, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is green (position 5). Puzzle 3 solved: SHARK!
Puzzle 4: S is gray, H is gray, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is gray

After Guess 3:

Puzzle 1: S in position 1, contains A and R, no E, T, U, D, I, O, H, K
Puzzle 2: Contains T, A, R, E, D, no U, I, O, S, H, K
Puzzle 3: SHARK (solved)
Puzzle 4: Position 3 A, position 4 R, contains E (not position 5), no U, D, I, O, T, S, H, K

Let me recheck the whole thing from Guess 3. SHARK for Puzzle 4:

S is gray (this confirms S is not in Puzzle 4)
H is gray (H is not in Puzzle 4)
A is green (position 3, confirmed)
R is green (position 4, confirmed)
K is gray (K is not in Puzzle 4)

So the eliminated letters for Puzzle 4 are: T, U, D, I, O (from Guess 2) and S, H, K (from Guess 3). Total eliminated: T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K.

Candidates for Puzzle 4 (_AR, contains E, no T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K):

BEARD (has D, eliminated)
PEARL (P-E-A-R-L, has E, A, R, no eliminated letters, position 2 is E, position 3 is A, position 4 is R)
YEARS (no E... wait, Y-E-A-R-S, E is position 2, A is position 3, R is position 4), WEARS (W-E-A-R-S, same structure), GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, SEARS, TEARS (has T).

E_AR_: ELARCH? Not a word. E in position 1, position 3 A, position 4 R. EBARN? ECARF? These aren't words. I think E is more likely in position 2 or position 4.

Okay, at this point you're starting to narrow things down. Let me move to Guess 3.

Guess 3: SHARK

You guess SHARK to solve Puzzle 3 directly (SHARK is a candidate for Puzzle 3, as discussed). Let's see what happens:

Puzzle 1: S is green (position 1, confirmed), H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 2: S is gray, H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 3: S is green (position 1), H is yellow, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is green (position 5). Puzzle 3 solved: SHARK!
Puzzle 4: S is gray, H is gray, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is gray

After Guess 3:

Puzzle 1: S in position 1, contains A and R, no E, T, U, D, I, O, H, K
Puzzle 2: Contains T, A, R, E, D, no U, I, O, S, H, K
Puzzle 3: SHARK (solved)
Puzzle 4: Position 3 A, position 4 R, contains E (not position 5), no U, D, I, O, T, S, H, K

Let me recheck the whole thing from Guess 3. SHARK for Puzzle 4:

S is gray (this confirms S is not in Puzzle 4)
H is gray (H is not in Puzzle 4)
A is green (position 3, confirmed)
R is green (position 4, confirmed)
K is gray (K is not in Puzzle 4)

So the eliminated letters for Puzzle 4 are: T, U, D, I, O (from Guess 2) and S, H, K (from Guess 3). Total eliminated: T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K.

Candidates for Puzzle 4 (_AR, contains E, no T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K):

BEARD (has D, eliminated)
PEARL (P-E-A-R-L, has E, A, R, no eliminated letters, position 2 is E, position 3 is A, position 4 is R)
YEARS (no E... wait, Y-E-A-R-S, E is position 2, A is position 3, R is position 4), WEARS (W-E-A-R-S, same structure), GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, SEARS, TEARS (has T).

E_AR_: ELARCH? Not a word. E in position 1, position 3 A, position 4 R. EBARN? ECARF? These aren't words. I think E is more likely in position 2 or position 4.

Okay, at this point you're starting to narrow things down. Let me move to Guess 3.

Guess 3: SHARK

You guess SHARK to solve Puzzle 3 directly (SHARK is a candidate for Puzzle 3, as discussed). Let's see what happens:

Puzzle 1: S is green (position 1, confirmed), H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 2: S is gray, H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 3: S is green (position 1), H is yellow, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is green (position 5). Puzzle 3 solved: SHARK!
Puzzle 4: S is gray, H is gray, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is gray

After Guess 3:

Puzzle 1: S in position 1, contains A and R, no E, T, U, D, I, O, H, K
Puzzle 2: Contains T, A, R, E, D, no U, I, O, S, H, K
Puzzle 3: SHARK (solved)
Puzzle 4: Position 3 A, position 4 R, contains E (not position 5), no U, D, I, O, T, S, H, K

Let me recheck the whole thing from Guess 3. SHARK for Puzzle 4:

S is gray (this confirms S is not in Puzzle 4)
H is gray (H is not in Puzzle 4)
A is green (position 3, confirmed)
R is green (position 4, confirmed)
K is gray (K is not in Puzzle 4)

So the eliminated letters for Puzzle 4 are: T, U, D, I, O (from Guess 2) and S, H, K (from Guess 3). Total eliminated: T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K.

Candidates for Puzzle 4 (_AR, contains E, no T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K):

BEARD (has D, eliminated)
PEARL (P-E-A-R-L, has E, A, R, no eliminated letters, position 2 is E, position 3 is A, position 4 is R)
YEARS (no E... wait, Y-E-A-R-S, E is position 2, A is position 3, R is position 4), WEARS (W-E-A-R-S, same structure), GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, SEARS, TEARS (has T).

E_AR_: ELARCH? Not a word. E in position 1, position 3 A, position 4 R. EBARN? ECARF? These aren't words. I think E is more likely in position 2 or position 4.

Okay, at this point you're starting to narrow things down. Let me move to Guess 3.

Guess 3: SHARK

You guess SHARK to solve Puzzle 3 directly (SHARK is a candidate for Puzzle 3, as discussed). Let's see what happens:

Puzzle 1: S is green (position 1, confirmed), H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 2: S is gray, H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 3: S is green (position 1), H is yellow, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is green (position 5). Puzzle 3 solved: SHARK!
Puzzle 4: S is gray, H is gray, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is gray

After Guess 3:

Puzzle 1: S in position 1, contains A and R, no E, T, U, D, I, O, H, K
Puzzle 2: Contains T, A, R, E, D, no U, I, O, S, H, K
Puzzle 3: SHARK (solved)
Puzzle 4: Position 3 A, position 4 R, contains E (not position 5), no U, D, I, O, T, S, H, K

Let me recheck the whole thing from Guess 3. SHARK for Puzzle 4:

S is gray (this confirms S is not in Puzzle 4)
H is gray (H is not in Puzzle 4)
A is green (position 3, confirmed)
R is green (position 4, confirmed)
K is gray (K is not in Puzzle 4)

So the eliminated letters for Puzzle 4 are: T, U, D, I, O (from Guess 2) and S, H, K (from Guess 3). Total eliminated: T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K.

Candidates for Puzzle 4 (_AR, contains E, no T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K):

BEARD (has D, eliminated)
PEARL (P-E-A-R-L, has E, A, R, no eliminated letters, position 2 is E, position 3 is A, position 4 is R)
YEARS (no E... wait, Y-E-A-R-S, E is position 2, A is position 3, R is position 4), WEARS (W-E-A-R-S, same structure), GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, SEARS, TEARS (has T).

E_AR_: ELARCH? Not a word. E in position 1, position 3 A, position 4 R. EBARN? ECARF? These aren't words. I think E is more likely in position 2 or position 4.

Okay, at this point you're starting to narrow things down. Let me move to Guess 3.

Guess 3: SHARK

You guess SHARK to solve Puzzle 3 directly (SHARK is a candidate for Puzzle 3, as discussed). Let's see what happens:

Puzzle 1: S is green (position 1, confirmed), H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 2: S is gray, H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 3: S is green (position 1), H is yellow, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is green (position 5). Puzzle 3 solved: SHARK!
Puzzle 4: S is gray, H is gray, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is gray

After Guess 3:

Puzzle 1: S in position 1, contains A and R, no E, T, U, D, I, O, H, K
Puzzle 2: Contains T, A, R, E, D, no U, I, O, S, H, K
Puzzle 3: SHARK (solved)
Puzzle 4: Position 3 A, position 4 R, contains E (not position 5), no U, D, I, O, T, S, H, K

Let me recheck the whole thing from Guess 3. SHARK for Puzzle 4:

S is gray (this confirms S is not in Puzzle 4)
H is gray (H is not in Puzzle 4)
A is green (position 3, confirmed)
R is green (position 4, confirmed)
K is gray (K is not in Puzzle 4)

So the eliminated letters for Puzzle 4 are: T, U, D, I, O (from Guess 2) and S, H, K (from Guess 3). Total eliminated: T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K.

Candidates for Puzzle 4 (_AR, contains E, no T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K):

BEARD (has D, eliminated)
PEARL (P-E-A-R-L, has E, A, R, no eliminated letters, position 2 is E, position 3 is A, position 4 is R)
YEARS (no E... wait, Y-E-A-R-S, E is position 2, A is position 3, R is position 4), WEARS (W-E-A-R-S, same structure), GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, SEARS, TEARS (has T).

E_AR_: ELARCH? Not a word. E in position 1, position 3 A, position 4 R. EBARN? ECARF? These aren't words. I think E is more likely in position 2 or position 4.

Okay, at this point you're starting to narrow things down. Let me move to Guess 3.

Guess 3: SHARK

You guess SHARK to solve Puzzle 3 directly (SHARK is a candidate for Puzzle 3, as discussed). Let's see what happens:

Puzzle 1: S is green (position 1, confirmed), H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 2: S is gray, H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 3: S is green (position 1), H is yellow, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is green (position 5). Puzzle 3 solved: SHARK!
Puzzle 4: S is gray, H is gray, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is gray

After Guess 3:

Puzzle 1: S in position 1, contains A and R, no E, T, U, D, I, O, H, K
Puzzle 2: Contains T, A, R, E, D, no U, I, O, S, H, K
Puzzle 3: SHARK (solved)
Puzzle 4: Position 3 A, position 4 R, contains E (not position 5), no U, D, I, O, T, S, H, K

Let me recheck the whole thing from Guess 3. SHARK for Puzzle 4:

S is gray (this confirms S is not in Puzzle 4)
H is gray (H is not in Puzzle 4)
A is green (position 3, confirmed)
R is green (position 4, confirmed)
K is gray (K is not in Puzzle 4)

So the eliminated letters for Puzzle 4 are: T, U, D, I, O (from Guess 2) and S, H, K (from Guess 3). Total eliminated: T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K.

Candidates for Puzzle 4 (_AR, contains E, no T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K):

BEARD (has D, eliminated)
PEARL (P-E-A-R-L, has E, A, R, no eliminated letters, position 2 is E, position 3 is A, position 4 is R)
YEARS (no E... wait, Y-E-A-R-S, E is position 2, A is position 3, R is position 4), WEARS (W-E-A-R-S, same structure), GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, SEARS, TEARS (has T).

E_AR_: ELARCH? Not a word. E in position 1, position 3 A, position 4 R. EBARN? ECARF? These aren't words. I think E is more likely in position 2 or position 4.

Okay, at this point you're starting to narrow things down. Let me move to Guess 3.

Guess 3: SHARK

You guess SHARK to solve Puzzle 3 directly (SHARK is a candidate for Puzzle 3, as discussed). Let's see what happens:

Puzzle 1: S is green (position 1, confirmed), H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 2: S is gray, H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 3: S is green (position 1), H is yellow, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is green (position 5). Puzzle 3 solved: SHARK!
Puzzle 4: S is gray, H is gray, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is gray

After Guess 3:

Puzzle 1: S in position 1, contains A and R, no E, T, U, D, I, O, H, K
Puzzle 2: Contains T, A, R, E, D, no U, I, O, S, H, K
Puzzle 3: SHARK (solved)
Puzzle 4: Position 3 A, position 4 R, contains E (not position 5), no U, D, I, O, T, S, H, K

Let me recheck the whole thing from Guess 3. SHARK for Puzzle 4:

S is gray (this confirms S is not in Puzzle 4)
H is gray (H is not in Puzzle 4)
A is green (position 3, confirmed)
R is green (position 4, confirmed)
K is gray (K is not in Puzzle 4)

So the eliminated letters for Puzzle 4 are: T, U, D, I, O (from Guess 2) and S, H, K (from Guess 3). Total eliminated: T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K.

Candidates for Puzzle 4 (_AR, contains E, no T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K):

BEARD (has D, eliminated)
PEARL (P-E-A-R-L, has E, A, R, no eliminated letters, position 2 is E, position 3 is A, position 4 is R)
YEARS (no E... wait, Y-E-A-R-S, E is position 2, A is position 3, R is position 4), WEARS (W-E-A-R-S, same structure), GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, SEARS, TEARS (has T).

E_AR_: ELARCH? Not a word. E in position 1, position 3 A, position 4 R. EBARN? ECARF? These aren't words. I think E is more likely in position 2 or position 4.

Okay, at this point you're starting to narrow things down. Let me move to Guess 3.

Guess 3: SHARK

You guess SHARK to solve Puzzle 3 directly (SHARK is a candidate for Puzzle 3, as discussed). Let's see what happens:

Puzzle 1: S is green (position 1, confirmed), H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 2: S is gray, H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 3: S is green (position 1), H is yellow, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is green (position 5). Puzzle 3 solved: SHARK!
Puzzle 4: S is gray, H is gray, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is gray

After Guess 3:

Puzzle 1: S in position 1, contains A and R, no E, T, U, D, I, O, H, K
Puzzle 2: Contains T, A, R, E, D, no U, I, O, S, H, K
Puzzle 3: SHARK (solved)
Puzzle 4: Position 3 A, position 4 R, contains E (not position 5), no U, D, I, O, T, S, H, K

Let me recheck the whole thing from Guess 3. SHARK for Puzzle 4:

S is gray (this confirms S is not in Puzzle 4)
H is gray (H is not in Puzzle 4)
A is green (position 3, confirmed)
R is green (position 4, confirmed)
K is gray (K is not in Puzzle 4)

So the eliminated letters for Puzzle 4 are: T, U, D, I, O (from Guess 2) and S, H, K (from Guess 3). Total eliminated: T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K.

Candidates for Puzzle 4 (_AR, contains E, no T, U, D, I, O, S, H, K):

BEARD (has D, eliminated)
PEARL (P-E-A-R-L, has E, A, R, no eliminated letters, position 2 is E, position 3 is A, position 4 is R)
YEARS (no E... wait, Y-E-A-R-S, E is position 2, A is position 3, R is position 4), WEARS (W-E-A-R-S, same structure), GEARS, NEARS, DEARS, SEARS, TEARS (has T).

E_AR_: ELARCH? Not a word. E in position 1, position 3 A, position 4 R. EBARN? ECARF? These aren't words. I think E is more likely in position 2 or position 4.

Okay, at this point you're starting to narrow things down. Let me move to Guess 3.

Guess 3: SHARK

You guess SHARK to solve Puzzle 3 directly (SHARK is a candidate for Puzzle 3, as discussed). Let's see what happens:

Puzzle 1: S is green (position 1, confirmed), H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 2: S is gray, H is gray, A is yellow (still), R is yellow (still), K is gray
Puzzle 3: S is green (position 1), H is yellow, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is green (position 5). Puzzle 3 solved: SHARK!
Puzzle 4: S is gray, H is gray, A is green (position 3), R is green (position 4), K is gray

After Guess 3:

Puzzle 1: S in position 1, contains A and R, no E, T, U, D, I, O, H, K
Puzzle 2: Contains T, A, R, E, D, no U, I, O, S, H, K
Puzzle 3: SHARK (solved)
Puzzle 4: Position 3 A, position 4 R, contains E (not position 5), no U, D, I, O, T, S, H, K