Playfully shy 😏
Quordle Classic Hint
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
- Two words begin with A
- There are no U's
- Two words end in a vowel
Burn lightly 🔥
Flooded with water 🌊
Awakened from sleep 🛌
Quordle Chill Hint
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no O's
- Three words end in a vowel
Repurpose items ♻️
Heartbeat rhythm ❤️
Catch or snag 🚧
In a different place 📍
Quordle Extreme Hint
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
- Three words begin with S
- There are no O's
- No words end in a vowel
Small plant pest 🐜
Drink greedily 🍺
Sharp and pointed 🔪
Horse for riding 🐎
Quordle Sequence Hint
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- All five vowels appear across the four words
- One word ends in a vowel
Feeling self-satisfied 😌
Interlace threads 🧵
Consumed food 🍽️
Material for textiles 🧶
Quordle Rescue Hint
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no U's
- One word ends in a vowel
Water tank bottom 🚤
Shine or glow ✨
Correct or precise ✔️
Current date 📅
Rescue starts with these computer guesses: LEECH · RETCH
Quordle Weekly Challenge Hint
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no A's
- Two words end in a vowel
Quick and energetic ⚡
Gradient color effect 🎨
Excessively active 🚀
Parasite on hair 🐛
Here are the Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, July 22nd, 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 22nd, 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: Two words begin with A; There are no U's; Two words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Playfully shy | COYLY |
| Burn lightly | SINGE |
| Flooded with water | AWASH |
| Awakened from sleep | AWOKE |
Chill
Letter clues: All four words begin with different letters; There are no O's; Three words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Repurpose items | REUSE |
| Heartbeat rhythm | PULSE |
| Catch or snag | HITCH |
| In a different place | ASIDE |
Extreme
Letter clues: Three words begin with S; There are no O's; No words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Small plant pest | APHID |
| Drink greedily | SWILL |
| Sharp and pointed | SPIKY |
| Horse for riding | STEED |
Sequence
Letter clues: All four words begin with different letters; All five vowels appear across the four words; One word ends in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Feeling self-satisfied | PROUD |
| Interlace threads | WEAVE |
| Consumed food | EATEN |
| Material for textiles | FIBER |
Rescue
Letter clues: All four words begin with different letters; There are no U's; One word ends in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Water tank bottom | BILGE |
| Shine or glow | GLEAM |
| Correct or precise | EXACT |
| Current date | TODAY |
Rescue mode starts you with the computer guesses LEECH · RETCH — 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 color effect | OMBRE |
| Excessively active | HYPER |
| Parasite on hair | LOUSE |
Quordle answers for July 22nd, 2026
The Quordle Classic answers for Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026 were COYLY, SINGE, AWASH, and AWOKE. Every mode's full solution:
| Mode | Answers |
|---|---|
| Classic | COYLY · SINGE · AWASH · AWOKE |
| Chill | REUSE · PULSE · HITCH · ASIDE |
| Extreme | APHID · SWILL · SPIKY · STEED |
| Sequence | PROUD · WEAVE · EATEN · FIBER |
| Rescue | BILGE · GLEAM · EXACT · TODAY |
| 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 22nd, 2026?
The Classic answers were COYLY, SINGE, AWASH, and AWOKE; 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.