Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday November 17 (game #1028)

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Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday November 17 (game #1028)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong today, over 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 #1028) – 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 #1028) – 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 #1028) – hint #3 – unusual letters

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

• No. None of the questions Q, Z, X or J appear in today’s Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1028) – 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 2.

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 #1028) – hint #5 – initial letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• S

• b

• S

• You

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

Quordle today (game #1028) – the answers

Quordle answers for game 1028 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

Today’s Quordle answers, game #1028, are…

I almost lost my streak today, which meant it took a lot longer than I should have to solve STATE – which is a tough word, admittedly – and then had to solve the remaining three with just one guess for each.

STATE is a bit of a monster to me when it appears. My three fixed starting words give me the STA-E pattern, but the answer could still be STAGE, STAKE, STAVE, or STATE. What I really need is a word that rules out three of those at once, but I haven’t figured out what that might be yet. The best I have is something like GIVEN, which rules out two. When that happens, I will inevitably need at least one more attempt and possibly two more to resolve it. I’d better spend a little more time coming up with a better restrictive word.

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