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Quordle hints and answers for October 21, 2026

Quordle #1731 · October 21, 2026 · Every hint stays hidden until you tap it

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 OVERT and then SLAIN. Between them they use 10 different letters that appear somewhere in today's answers.

Hint 2: How many vowels each word has
  1. Word 1: 2 vowels
  2. Word 2: 2 vowels
  3. Word 3: 2 vowels
  4. Word 4: 1 vowel
Hint 3: Which words repeat a letter
  1. Word 1: no repeated letters
  2. Word 2: yes, one letter appears more than once
  3. Word 3: yes, one letter appears more than once
  4. Word 4: no repeated letters
Hint 4: What each word means
  1. Word 1: Characterized by the presence of ____; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
  2. Word 2: A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum.
  3. Word 3: Poetic form in general.
  4. Word 4: The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole...
Hint 5: The first letter of each word
  1. Word 1: starts with M
  2. Word 2: starts with V
  3. Word 3: starts with V
  4. Word 4: starts with N
Hint 6: First and last letters
  1. Word 1: M _ _ _ T
  2. Word 2: V _ _ _ E
  3. Word 3: V _ _ _ E
  4. Word 4: N _ _ _ H
Show all 4 answers
  1. MOIST
  2. VALVE
  3. VERSE
  4. NORTH

The answers to Quordle #1731 are MOIST, VALVE, VERSE, NORTH.

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What today's answers mean
  • MOIST: Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
  • VALVE: A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum.
  • VERSE: Poetic form in general.
  • NORTH: The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northe...

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