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Quordle today – my hints and answers for Saturday, February 1 (game #1104) | usagoldmines.com

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

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.

Quordle today (game #1104) – hint #1 – Vowels

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

Quordle today (game #1104) – 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 2.

Quordle today (game #1104) – 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 #1104) – 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 3.

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 #1104) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• F

• B

• F

• F

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

Quordle today (game #1104) – the answers

Quordle answers for game 1104 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today’s Quordle, game #1104, are…

  • FACET
  • BLISS
  • FLUFF
  • FRANK

Another very tricky set of words and very close to being an F for Fail.

In order to complete today’s Quordle I had to tune in to the setters’ mindset and think about how they would make it difficult, so I went with FLUFF instead of the other options I had, and gambled that the final word would be a double-letter too. It worked.

Sadly, I didn’t employ the same intuition for the Sequence and failed to guess DIZZY. Kudos if you got that.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.


Daily Sequence today (game #1104) – the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1104 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1104, are…

  • TWINE
  • BLUSH
  • LEAVE
  • DIZZY

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #1103, Friday 31 January: PARER, SYNOD, BRAWN, BANJO
  • Quordle #1102, Thursday 30 January: WEEDY, CHIRP, STALE, SUGAR
  • Quordle #1101, Wednesday 29 January: CROWN, SCENE, AGILE, CRANK
  • Quordle #1100, Tuesday 28 January: TOKEN, DAISY, INANE, PLIED
  • Quordle #1099, Monday 27 January: ANGEL, GLOBE, MAYOR, BRAVE
  • Quordle #1098, Sunday 26 January: WATER, ORBIT, BRIDE, TOUCH
  • Quordle #1097, Saturday 25 January: GIVER, GROOM, GUSTO, MAKER
  • Quordle #1096, Friday 24 January: GRIND, STOCK, SERVE, TOUCH
  • Quordle #1095, Thursday 23 January: RUGBY, SASSY, WORRY, BANAL
  • Quordle #1094, Wednesday 22 January: SLANT, TRUNK, WOOZY, EATEN
  • Quordle #1093, Tuesday 21 January: CHART, VIGOR, PRINT, SPAWN
  • Quordle #1092, Monday 20 January: SIXTY, THONG, TATTY, ROBIN
  • Quordle #1091, Sunday 19 January: WREST, RINSE, SCOUR, CANNY
  • Quordle #1090, Saturday 18 January: BLARE, ITCHY, BICEP, PIPER
  • Quordle #1089, Friday 17 January: CATCH, WEARY, SWOON, LATHE
  • Quordle #1088, Thursday 16 January: PARTY, BLUNT, TWEED, PLANT
  • Quordle #1087, Wednesday 15 January: RISEN, PLATE, RURAL, ENVOY
  • Quordle #1086, Tuesday 14 January: SWARM, SCRAP, ONION, BELCH
  • Quordle #1085, Monday 13 January: EYING, GIDDY, CHEAP, PETAL
  • Quordle #1084, Sunday 12 January: BRIEF, PETAL, WOMAN, FELON

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