rewrite this title Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, February 16 (game #1119)

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

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

Quordle today (game #1119) – hint #1 – Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*.

* 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 #1119) – 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 0.

Quordle today (game #1119) – 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 #1119) – 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 0.

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 #1119) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?

• G

• A

• C

• F

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

Quordle today (game #1119) – the answers

The answers to today’s Quordle, game #1119, are…

I took a leap of faith today, guessing FIERY immediately after correctly entering AFIRE; the Quordle puzzle setters couldn’t include two very similar words in the same puzzle could they? Oh yes, they could.

Meanwhile, COVEN and GHOUL sound as if they could both feature in the same horror movie. It was all very thematic today.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Daily Sequence today (game #1119) – the answers

The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1119, are…

Quordle answers: The past 20

Quordle #1118, Saturday 15 February: CREEP, CONDO, GRILL, FANCYQuordle #1117, Friday 14 February: MEDIA, ELUDE, THUMB, WIDOWQuordle #1116, Thursday 13 February: SCALP, DWELL, AMPLE, TRUNKQuordle #1115, Wednesday 12 February: SHOOK, GRADE, POLAR, SEEDYQuordle #1114, Tuesday 11 February: HEAVY, CIRCA, PESKY, SCIONQuordle #1113, Monday 10 February: TWIXT, FRESH, GUISE, TABBYQuordle #1112, Sunday 9 February: TAPIR, SHAKE, TOKEN, SEVENQuordle #1111, Saturday 8 February: AFOOT, ALIKE, HUMUS, TOWELQuordle #1110, Friday 7 February: PETAL, ABASE, AMONG, CORERQuordle #1109, Thursday 6 February: MADAM, SCAMP, FAUNA, TRACKQuordle #1108, Wednesday 5 February: SIXTH, VERVE, BLURB, CACTIQuordle #1107, Tuesday 4 February: BIRTH, DRAWN, MILKY, JOISTQuordle #1106, Monday 3 February: SLEET, TENSE, SEIZE, SCAMPQuordle #1105, Sunday 2 February: LOUSY, PENNE, CHUMP, SALVEQuordle #1104, Saturday 1 February: FACET, BLISS, FLUFF, FRANKQuordle #1103, Friday 31 January: PARER, SYNOD, BRAWN, BANJOQuordle #1102, Thursday 30 January: WEEDY, CHIRP, STALE, SUGARQuordle #1101, Wednesday 29 January: CROWN, SCENE, AGILE, CRANKQuordle #1100, Tuesday 28 January: TOKEN, DAISY, INANE, PLIEDQuordle #1099, Monday 27 January: ANGEL, GLOBE, MAYOR, BRAVE