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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Quordle #1703, in board order: SHEET, BLAND, JOIST, and GUAVA.
SHEET is the fabric, or a page. It repeats E. BLAND is the dull flavor, five different letters. JOIST is the horizontal beam that holds up a floor, and it is the rare-letter trap: J sits in the first square. GUAVA is the tropical fruit, repeating A, and it is the word solvers reach for after a failed Q guess.
The shared guess list wants an opener that tests S, B, and a late vowel more than it wants a Q. JOIST is the board that burns the last two rows if you spend them hunting X or Z that are not here.
Recent Quordle answers
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| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 22, 2026 | Quordle #1702 | COMFY, LOBBY, DRESS, PANEL. |
| Mon, Sep 21, 2026 | Quordle #1701 | WAXEN, HIPPO, PETAL, LEASH. |
| Sun, Sep 20, 2026 | Quordle #1700 | DERBY, LIMBO, GAWKY, REIGN. |
| Sat, Sep 19, 2026 | Quordle #1699 | SCOPE, HEIST, PULSE, CHAMP. |
| Fri, Sep 18, 2026 | Quordle #1698 | MUCUS, MIRTH, APPLE, TILDE |
| Thu, Sep 17, 2026 | Quordle #1697 | CRIER, CHIRP, NEIGH, FREER |
| Wed, Sep 16, 2026 | Quordle #1696 | SPEAR, PRICE, BLUNT, FISHY |
| Tue, Sep 15, 2026 | Quordle #1695 | SHUSH, LITHE, DELTA, BUGLE |
| Mon, Sep 14, 2026 | Quordle #1694 | ZEBRA, LEGAL, RATIO, TROLL |
| Sun, Sep 13, 2026 | Quordle #1693 | LUCID, SPRAY, MANGE, EMAIL. |
| Sat, Sep 12, 2026 | Quordle #1692 | SUPER, BRUSH, RESET, SOWER. |
| Fri, Sep 11, 2026 | Quordle #1691 | PLUSH, PAINT, RIVAL, AFOUL. |
| Thu, Sep 10, 2026 | Quordle #1690 | AGENT, EXILE, TITAN, RUPEE. |
| Wed, Sep 9, 2026 | Quordle #1689 | HAPPY, GONER, SMACK, MOTIF. |
Solve notes
The opener that would have found it, and what to carry into tomorrow.
How the four boards interact
SHEET and GUAVA both repeat a vowel, so a yellow E or A is not a free pass to double it on every grid. BLAND is the clean five-letter fill: once B and L lock, the -AND ending is obvious.
JOIST is the one that looks like JOINT or JOLTS until the I sits in the third square. Use a later guess that tests J only after S, B, and G have a home.
Answer order
Top left SHEET, top right BLAND, bottom left JOIST, bottom right GUAVA.
Questions people ask
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What are the Quordle answers for September 23, 2026?
SHEET, BLAND, JOIST, GUAVA (puzzle #1703).
What order are the Quordle answers in?
Top left SHEET, top right BLAND, bottom left JOIST, bottom right GUAVA.
Which Quordle words repeat a letter today?
SHEET repeats E and GUAVA repeats A. BLAND and JOIST use five different letters.
Is there a rare letter in Quordle #1703?
JOIST starts with J. There is no Q, Z, or X on the board.
When does the next Quordle release?
Quordle #1704 unlocks at midnight in your local time on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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