Quordle today – hints and answers for Wednesday, May 29 (game #856)

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Quordle is a simple game at heart, in that the challenge is merely to find four five-letter words. How difficult can that really be?! But in practice, it can be really tough, because solving one while thinking about the letters you might need for the other three requires a certain amount of planning. If you get stuck, you'll find some hints below.

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

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Marc McLaren

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Quordle today (game #856) - 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 #856) - 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 #856) - 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 #856) - 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 2.

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 #856) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• C

• M

• W

• C

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

Quordle today (game #856) - the answers

Quordle answers for game 856 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #856, are…

  • CRUMB
  • MACRO
  • WHEEL
  • COMMA

Another relatively straightforward Quordle today, despite two of the answers containing a repeated letter. I was fortunate with the way the letters fell following my three start words; in the top left I had yellow C, R and U, and decided to add M and B to make CRUMB. Not only was that correct, but it also gave me a green C and M for COMMA in the bottom right, which might otherwise have been rather more difficult. Plus, it turned the M in MACRO yellow in the top right, helping me to tick that one off too. WHEEL, in the bottom left, required a bit of thought, but I spotted it eventually and solved the Quordle with two guesses remaining.

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

Daily Sequence today (game #856) - the answers

Quordle daily sequence answers for game 856 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #856, are…

  • SNARE
  • LINEN
  • ALPHA
  • SPOOF

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #855, Tuesday 28 May: MARRY, DUTCH, BRINE, TACIT
  • Quordle #854, Monday 27 May: PHOTO, LURID, PURGE, EMCEE
  • Quordle #853, Sunday 26 May: BRINK, ALLEY, FENCE, GUILT
  • Quordle #852, Saturday 25 May: CREST, SLICK, RATTY, SPURT
  • Quordle #851, Friday 24 May: COPSE, STINT, SPIRE, IONIC
  • Quordle #850, Thursday 23 May: MOLDY, REBEL, SPORT, MECCA
  • Quordle #849, Wednesday 22 May: BLAST, USAGE, AUDIO, DETOX
  • Quordle #848, Tuesday 21 May: NUDGE, OVINE, STRIP, TABOO
  • Quordle #847, Monday 20 May: FORCE, SPREE, CACHE, RADII
  • Quordle #846, Sunday 19 May: ALIKE, USHER, FLAKE, SUAVE 
  • Quordle #845, Saturday 18 May: HUMPH, SHARD, LABOR, CROWD
  • Quordle #844, Friday 17 May: DREAD, USUAL, LOVER, SPEAK
  • Quordle #843, Thursday 16 May: COVEY, TWEAK, DITTO, DECAY
  • Quordle #842, Wednesday 15 May: ABUSE, MANGY, WAGER, AHEAD
  • Quordle #841, Tuesday 14 May: FLUTE, CARRY, BULLY, PURSE
  • Quordle #840, Monday 13 May: CRASS, NICHE, CHEST, PRIZE
  • Quordle #839, Sunday 12 May: BLAST, FRONT, CLACK, EAGLE
  • Quordle #838, Saturday 11 May: SPINY, FRAME, GOOEY, FERAL
  • Quordle #837, Friday 10 May: QUASH, PERKY, ENSUE, HARPY
  • Quordle #836, Thursday 9 May: WOUND, IGLOO, MEALY, PASTY
Marc McLaren
Marc McLaren
Global Editor in Chief

Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief, the latest in a long line of senior editorial roles he’s held in a career that started the week that Google launched (nice of them to mark the occasion). Prior to joining TR, he was UK Editor in Chief on Tom’s Guide, where he oversaw all gaming, streaming, audio, TV, entertainment, how-to and cameras coverage. He's also a former editor of the tech website Stuff and spent five years at the music magazine NME, where his duties mainly involved spoiling other people’s fun. He’s based in London, and has tested and written about phones, tablets, wearables, streaming boxes, smart home devices, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, games, TVs, cameras and pretty much every other type of gadget you can think of. An avid photographer, Marc likes nothing better than taking pictures of very small things (bugs, his daughters) or very big things (distant galaxies). He also enjoys live music, gaming, cycling, and beating Wordle (he authors the daily Wordle today page).