Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, September 22 (game #972)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now nearly 1,000 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.

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

Your Quordle expert

Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, September 22 (game #972)

Your Quordle expert

Marc McLaren

Quordle today (game #972) – hint #1 – Vowels

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 #972) – 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 0.

Quordle today (game #972) – 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 #972) – 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 #972) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• Z

• M

• A

• D

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

Quordle today (game #972) – the answers

Quordle answers for game 972 on a yellow background

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The answers to today’s Quordle, game #972, are…

It’s been a while since we’ve had an uncommon letter in Quordle – you’d have to go back to SEIZE on September 10. And as with that game, it was a Z that appeared today to make things more complicated. I needed all nine guesses to complete today’s puzzle, partly due to that letter tripping me up for ZESTY, but it wasn’t the only word I struggled with. DRAWN also caused me problems (and W is another fairly uncommon letter), and this wasn’t a game I sailed through with ease.

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