Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, August 20, 2026

Daily Classic · Puzzle #1669

This is the puzzle from Thursday, August 20, 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: S
2
Letter 2 of the top left answer: P
3
Letter 3 of the top left answer: I
4
Letter 4 of the top left answer: N
5
Letter 5 of the top left answer: E

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Top right 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

Reveal one letter at a time

1
Letter 1 of the top right answer: C
2
Letter 2 of the top right answer: L
3
Letter 3 of the top right answer: O
4
Letter 4 of the top right answer: S
5
Letter 5 of the top right answer: E

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Bottom 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

Reveal one letter at a time

1
Letter 1 of the bottom left answer: E
2
Letter 2 of the bottom left answer: R
3
Letter 3 of the bottom left answer: U
4
Letter 4 of the bottom left answer: P
5
Letter 5 of the bottom left answer: T

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Bottom left answer: ERUPT

Bottom right 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

Reveal one letter at a time

1
Letter 1 of the bottom right answer: F
2
Letter 2 of the bottom right answer: I
3
Letter 3 of the bottom right answer: N
4
Letter 4 of the bottom right answer: E
5
Letter 5 of the bottom right answer: R

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Bottom right answer: FINER

All four answers

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Top leftSPINE
Top rightCLOSE
Bottom leftERUPT
Bottom rightFINER

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