Updated October 22, 2026 at 1:23 AM ET for October 22, 2026. New hints go up when the puzzle changes at midnight Eastern time.
Hints for all four words in today's Quordle, from gentle to strong. Word 1 is the top-left board, and the rest follow in reading order.
Hint 1: Two strong opening words for today
Start with DOWEL and then ANTIC. Between them they use 10 different letters that appear somewhere in today's answers.
Hint 2: How many vowels each word has
- Word 1: 2 vowels
- Word 2: 1 vowel
- Word 3: 2 vowels
- Word 4: 2 vowels
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
- Word 1: no repeated letters
- Word 2: no repeated letters
- Word 3: no repeated letters
- Word 4: yes, one letter appears more than once
Hint 4: What each word means
- Word 1: A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
- Word 2: The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
- Word 3: To make or become ____ or ____.
- Word 4: A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied;...
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
- Word 1: starts with D
- Word 2: starts with W
- Word 3: starts with W
- Word 4: starts with L
Hint 6: First and last letters
- Word 1: D _ _ _ L
- Word 2: W _ _ _ H
- Word 3: W _ _ _ N
- Word 4: L _ _ _ R
Show all 4 answers
- DECAL
- WIDTH
- WOKEN
- LEVER
The answers to Quordle #1732 are DECAL, WIDTH, WOKEN, LEVER.
Quordle deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
What today's answers mean
- DECAL: A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
- WIDTH: The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
- WOKEN: To make or become woke or woker.
- LEVER: A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied;, used for transmitt...
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How does Quordle work?
You solve four five-letter words at the same time. Every guess goes on all four boards, and you have nine guesses to get all four.
When does the new Quordle come out?
A new Daily Quordle starts at midnight in your own time zone, so players in different places get it at different times.
Who makes Quordle?
Quordle is published by Merriam-Webster and can be played free on its website.
What is a good Quordle strategy?
Spend the first two or three guesses on words with many different common letters, then solve the board with the most green and yellow tiles first.
Is the Quordle number the same for everyone?
Yes. Everyone gets the same four words for a given daily number, whatever their time zone.