Frosting spread 🎂
Quordle Classic Hint
Monday, July 20th, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no O's
- No words end in a vowel
Smooth and shiny ✨
Joyful and bright 🌈
Elevated position 📈
Quordle Chill Hint
Monday, July 20th, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no I's
- No words end in a vowel
Large meal gathering 🍽️
Expel air noisily 🤧
Team of friends 🤝
Express amusement 😂
Quordle Extreme Hint
Monday, July 20th, 2026
- Two words begin with A
- There are no O's
- One word ends in a vowel
Fortunate outcome 🍀
Seek information 🔍
Prevent from happening 🚫
Similar in nature 🔗
Quordle Sequence Hint
Monday, July 20th, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no U's
- Two words end in a vowel
Try again 🔄
Host of an event 🎤
Cheerful and lively 😄
Communication channel 📡
Quordle Rescue Hint
Monday, July 20th, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no I's
- No words end in a vowel
Make better 🔧
Rich sauce 🍛
Winner in competition 🏆
Speak with pride 🗣️
Rescue starts with these computer guesses: BROOK · DETOX
Quordle Weekly Challenge Hint
Monday, July 20th, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no A's
- Two words end in a vowel
Quick and energetic 🏃♂️
Gradient of colors 🌈
Excessively active ⚡
Parasite on animals 🐜
Here are the Quordle hints and answers for Monday, July 20th, 2026. Quordle is Merriam-Webster's daily game where you solve 4 five-letter words at once in 9 guesses, and this page keeps that day's letter clues, per-word hints, and full answers for all 6 modes on record. Take a nudge from the clues, or scroll to the answers to confirm the board.
Quordle hints for July 20th, 2026
Each mode gives two layers of help before the answer — the letter-pattern clues and a one-line definition per board:
Classic
Letter clues: All four words begin with different letters; There are no O's; No words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Frosting spread | ICING |
| Smooth and shiny | SLICK |
| Joyful and bright | GAILY |
| Elevated position | RISEN |
Chill
Letter clues: All four words begin with different letters; There are no I's; No words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Large meal gathering | FEAST |
| Expel air noisily | COUGH |
| Team of friends | SQUAD |
| Express amusement | LAUGH |
Extreme
Letter clues: Two words begin with A; There are no O's; One word ends in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fortunate outcome | LUCKY |
| Seek information | QUERY |
| Prevent from happening | AVERT |
| Similar in nature | ALIKE |
Sequence
Letter clues: All four words begin with different letters; There are no U's; Two words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Try again | RETRY |
| Host of an event | EMCEE |
| Cheerful and lively | JOLLY |
| Communication channel | MEDIA |
Rescue
Letter clues: All four words begin with different letters; There are no I's; No words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Make better | AMEND |
| Rich sauce | GRAVY |
| Winner in competition | CHAMP |
| Speak with pride | BOAST |
Rescue mode starts you with the computer guesses BROOK · DETOX — the answers above are what's left to find.
Weekly Challenge
Letter clues: All four words begin with different letters; There are no A's; Two words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Quick and energetic | BRISK |
| Gradient of colors | OMBRE |
| Excessively active | HYPER |
| Parasite on animals | LOUSE |
Quordle answers for July 20th, 2026
The Quordle Classic answers for Monday, July 20th, 2026 were ICING, SLICK, GAILY, and RISEN. Every mode's full solution:
| Mode | Answers |
|---|---|
| Classic | ICING · SLICK · GAILY · RISEN |
| Chill | FEAST · COUGH · SQUAD · LAUGH |
| Extreme | LUCKY · QUERY · AVERT · ALIKE |
| Sequence | RETRY · EMCEE · JOLLY · MEDIA |
| Rescue | AMEND · GRAVY · CHAMP · BOAST |
| Weekly Challenge | BRISK · OMBRE · HYPER · LOUSE |
This is an archived puzzle — for today's Quordle hints and answers, head to the Quordle hint today page.
How Quordle works
Quordle is a bigger sibling of Wordle: you guess 4 five-letter words simultaneously, each on its own grid, sharing 9 guesses. Every letter lands on all 4 boards at once — green for the right spot, yellow for a right letter in the wrong spot. It runs several modes:
| Mode | What's different |
|---|---|
| Classic | The standard daily game — four boards, nine guesses, letter feedback after each guess. |
| Chill | Same as Classic but more forgiving, aimed at a relaxed daily solve. |
| Extreme | No letter feedback carries over the way you'd like — a harder ruleset for veterans. |
| Sequence | You solve the four words one after another rather than all at once. |
| Rescue | You start mid-puzzle with computer-made guesses already on the board and finish it. |
| Weekly Challenge | A tougher set that stays fixed for the whole week rather than changing daily. |
Mode-by-mode strategy
- Open with two words that together cover most vowels and common consonants — a pairing like SLATE then CRONY exposes ten different letters across your first two guesses, which matters far more with four boards than with one.
- Solve the easiest board first, then reuse its confirmed letters — a green letter on one board is a free clue for the other three.
- Watch the letter-pattern clues at the top of each mode (“two words begin with B,” “no A's”): they eliminate whole families of guesses before you type.
- Don't tunnel on one stubborn board — spend guesses that give information across all four rather than brute-forcing a single word.
- In Sequence mode, the first word is the only one you can attack directly, so lead with a high-coverage starter and let its greens seed the next.
What is Quordle?
Quordle is published by Merriam-Webster and free to play at Merriam-Webster Quordle. It resets once a day; every past day's hints and answers are archived on pages like this one. Looking for a bigger challenge? Try Octordle hints today.
Frequently asked questions
What were the Quordle answers on July 20th, 2026?
The Classic answers were ICING, SLICK, GAILY, and RISEN; every mode's full set is in the table above.
How do I see today's Quordle hints instead?
Open the Quordle hint today page — it always shows the current day's clues and answers for every mode.
How many guesses do you get in Quordle?
9 guesses to solve all 4 boards, each guess applying to every board at once.
Where can I find other past Quordle answers?
Every previous day has its own dated page; use the date navigation or the Quordle hint today page.