Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Daily Classic · Puzzle #1569

This is the puzzle from Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Each board has its own hints, so you can still work through it without seeing every answer.

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Top left board

How many vowels?

Two vowels (counting only A, E, I, O and U).

Repeated letters?

No repeated letters. All five letters are different.

First letter

Last letter

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1
Letter 1 of the top left answer: A
2
Letter 2 of the top left answer: G
3
Letter 3 of the top left answer: L
4
Letter 4 of the top left answer: O
5
Letter 5 of the top left answer: W

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Top right board

How many vowels?

Three vowels (counting only A, E, I, O and U).

Repeated letters?

One letter appears twice.

First letter

Last letter

Reveal one letter at a time

1
Letter 1 of the top right answer: A
2
Letter 2 of the top right answer: V
3
Letter 3 of the top right answer: A
4
Letter 4 of the top right answer: I
5
Letter 5 of the top right answer: L

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Bottom left board

How many vowels?

One vowel (counting only A, E, I, O and U). It also contains a Y.

Repeated letters?

No repeated letters. All five letters are different.

First letter

Last letter

Reveal one letter at a time

1
Letter 1 of the bottom left answer: B
2
Letter 2 of the bottom left answer: A
3
Letter 3 of the bottom left answer: D
4
Letter 4 of the bottom left answer: L
5
Letter 5 of the bottom left answer: Y

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Bottom left answer: BADLY

Bottom right board

How many vowels?

One vowel (counting only A, E, I, O and U).

Repeated letters?

No repeated letters. All five letters are different.

First letter

Last letter

Reveal one letter at a time

1
Letter 1 of the bottom right answer: S
2
Letter 2 of the bottom right answer: T
3
Letter 3 of the bottom right answer: I
4
Letter 4 of the bottom right answer: N
5
Letter 5 of the bottom right answer: G

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Bottom right answer: STING

All four answers

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Top leftAGLOW
Top rightAVAIL
Bottom leftBADLY
Bottom rightSTING

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