These four boards cover Quordle Classic. Sequence uses a different answer set.
Today's hints
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Top-left — reveal hint
Measuring little in length or duration; also used for something insufficient. Starts with S, ends with T. No repeated letters. Vowels (A/E/I/O/U; Y not counted): one O.
Top-right — reveal hint
Value or merit; what something deserves. Starts with W, ends with H. No repeated letters. Vowels (A/E/I/O/U; Y not counted): one O.
Bottom-left — reveal hint
A horizontal timber or steel member that supports a floor or ceiling. Starts with J, ends with T. No repeated letters. Vowels (A/E/I/O/U; Y not counted): O and I — two occurrences.
Bottom-right — reveal hint
Past tense of slink: moved stealthily or furtively. Starts with S, ends with K. No repeated letters. Vowels (A/E/I/O/U; Y not counted): one U.
Cross-board tip — reveal hint
None of the four boards repeats a letter inside itself. Across the boards, O appears three times (SHORT position 3, WORTH position 2, JOIST position 2). S appears three times (SHORT position 1, JOIST position 4, SLUNK position 1). T appears three times (SHORT position 5, WORTH position 4, JOIST position 5). Shared pairs also include R (SHORT position 4, WORTH position 3) and H (SHORT position 2, WORTH position 5).
Vowel skim — reveal hint
Counting A/E/I/O/U only (Y not treated as a vowel here): top-left has one (O); top-right has one (O); bottom-left has two (O, I); bottom-right has one (U). Vowel skeletons in board order: _ _ O _ _ ; _ O _ _ _ ; _ O I _ _ ; _ _ U _ _.
The answer
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Answer board
Why this answer
Quordle #1726 boards as SHORT, WORTH, JOIST, and SLUNK. Every board is a clean no-repeat five-letter word. SHORT places its single O in position 3 and ends in T; WORTH places O in position 2 and ends in H; JOIST is the only two-vowel board (O and I in positions 2 and 3) and also ends in T; SLUNK is the single-U board and the only answer that ends in K. Counting A/E/I/O/U only (Y not treated as a vowel here): SHORT has one vowel occurrence (O), WORTH has one (O), JOIST has two (O, I), and SLUNK has one (U).
Solve notes
Quordle #1726 board order
SHORT — top-left
WORTH — top-right
JOIST — bottom-left
SLUNK — bottom-right
Classic mode only: four simultaneous boards in that quadrant order. None of today’s answers repeats a letter inside a single board, while O links SHORT, WORTH, and JOIST across the set. Play on Merriam-Webster Quordle. For the previous edition, see yesterday’s Quordle answers. New to the format? Read how to play Quordle.
Questions about this edition
What are today's Quordle answers for October 16, 2026?
SHORT, WORTH, JOIST, and SLUNK in board order for Quordle #1726.
Does any Quordle #1726 answer repeat letters?
No. SHORT, WORTH, JOIST, and SLUNK each use five distinct letters with no internal repeats.
How many A/E/I/O/U vowels are in each Quordle #1726 board?
Counting A/E/I/O/U only and not treating Y as a vowel: SHORT has one (O), WORTH has one (O), JOIST has two (O, I), and SLUNK has one (U).
What was yesterday's Quordle answer?
Quordle #1725 was STALE / EPOCH / PIANO / CORNY.
When does the next Quordle release?
Quordle #1727 unlocks for Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Recent Quordle answers
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| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 15, 2026 | Quordle #1725 | STALE / EPOCH / PIANO / CORNY |
| Wed, Oct 14, 2026 | Quordle #1724 | TIMID / GROUP / GRILL / EVERY |
| Tue, Oct 13, 2026 | Quordle #1723 | FLUFF / DEBUT / TEETH / STEIN |
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