Quordle today – hints and answers for Tuesday October 8 (game #988)

October 7, 2024

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Quordle today – hints and answers for Tuesday October 8 (game #988)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong today, almost 1,000 games later. It offers a real challenge though, so read on if you need some Quordle tips today – or scroll further down for the answers.

Do you like playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today, and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about today’s Quordle is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Your Quordle expert

Marc McLaren

Quordle today (game #988) – hint #1 – Vowels

How many different vowels are there 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), and not Y (which is sometimes also counted as a vowel).

Quordle today (game #988) – hint #2 – repeated letters

Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers with a repeated letter today is: 1.

Quordle today (game #988) – hint #3 – unusual letters

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

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

Quordle today (game #988) – hint #4 – initial letters (1)

Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number the contemporary Quordle answers that start with the same letter are 0.

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, just scroll down. If you’re not ready yet, here’s another prompt to make it a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #988) – hint #5 – initial letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• T

• H

• B

• D

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

Quordle today (game #988) – the answers

Quordle answers for game 988 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today’s Quordle, game #988, are…

Dealing with an unusual letter like Z is always a tricky issue in Quordle; the chances of it appearing in more than one word are unlikely, so you should be pretty sure it’s necessary before playing it. Fortunately, that was the situation I found myself in today: I basically had DO-EN to solve, and by then nothing worked there other than Z. Given the presence of an ER word (HATER) and a repeated letter in TROUT , it was a hard enough day without the Z showing up too.

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