Quordle Daily Puzzle

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Looking for today's Quordle challenge? A new puzzle is released at midnight local time, meaning some players see the current day's game while others might still be working on yesterday's. If you're interested in the Sunday puzzle instead, you can find hints and answers for January 4 (game #1441) here.

About Quordle

Quordle is a popular alternative to Wordle, offering a tougher experience with four words to solve simultaneously. It remains popular over 1,400 games in, delivering a genuine challenge for word puzzle enthusiasts. Below are some hints to help you with today's game, or you can scroll down for the solutions—spoiler warning: the answers are revealed afterward.

Quordle #1442 - Hints

Hint #1: Vowels

How many different vowels are in today's puzzle?
Answer: 4
(Note: vowels considered are A, E, I, O, U—Y is not included.)

Hint #2: Repeated Letters

Do any answers contain repeated letters?
Answer: Yes, 2 answers contain repeated letters.

Hint #3: Uncommon Letters

Are Q, Z, X, or J present in today's answers?
Answer: No, none of these letters appear.

Hint #4: Starting Letters

Do any answers start with the same letter?
Answer: No, all four answers start with different letters.

Hint #5: Starting Letters

Which letters do the answers start with?
Answer: O, V, B, M

Today's Quordle Answers

Warning: If you don't want the solutions spoiled, avoid scrolling further!

The answers to today's Quordle (game #1442) are:

VILLA
BEARD
METERA
HARSH

Recent Quordle Answers (Past 20 Games)

Game #1441 (Sunday, Jan 4): STUNG, COLOR, BRASS, CYBER
Game #1440 (Saturday, Jan 3): SPORE, FLAIR, BOBBY, TEACH
Game #1439 (Friday, Jan 2): SALLY, INERT, PINEY, SOUTH
Game #1438 (Thursday, Jan 1): ANODE, AROSE, VYING, GAMMA
Game #1437 (Dec 31): ADMIN, YIELD, STEEL, FLICK
Game #1436 (Dec 30): ALLOT, CAGEY, BLINK, BUNNY
Game #1435 (Dec 29): DOUBT, BLISS, TIGER, AMONG
Game #1434 (Dec 28): SINGE, PAYER, BRIDE, TRAIT
Game #1433 (Dec 27): FLAME, SCOWL, EMBER, ROVER
Game #1432 (Dec 26): STRAP, SQUIB, FLUNK, NOMAD

(And more from previous days…)

About the Author

Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist with a long history writing about the internet, music, football, and famous personalities. Having formerly gone by the pseudonym the Pop Detective, he has interviewed icons like Elton John and Blur, and features in a range of media — from documentaries to manual fact-checking. Living in North London, Johnny enjoys cycling and shouting at pigeons in his free time.

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