Heavy footstep sound 👣
Quordle Classic Hint
Sunday, July 26th, 2026
- Two words begin with S
- All five vowels appear across the four words
- No words end in a vowel
Restriction or boundary 🚧
Eclectic or unusual style 🎨
Consistent or stable state 📏
Quordle Chill Hint
Sunday, July 26th, 2026
- Two words begin with S
- There are no O's
- One word ends in a vowel
Imprint or mark 🖋️
Joyfully foolish behavior 🤪
Control mechanism for flow 🔧
Interrogative choice 🔍
Quordle Extreme Hint
Sunday, July 26th, 2026
- Two words begin with S
- There are no E's
- No words end in a vowel
Collection or arrangement 📚
Intelligent or clever 🧠
Cut back or economize ✂️
Ethical principle or value ⚖️
Quordle Sequence Hint
Sunday, July 26th, 2026
- Two words begin with S
- There are no U's
- Three words end in a vowel
Facial expression of displeasure 😠
Gaseous substance or haze 🌫️
Cosmic expanse or void 🌌
Stealthy warrior or assassin 🥷
Quordle Rescue Hint
Sunday, July 26th, 2026
- Three words begin with B
- There are no O's
- No words end in a vowel
Angled edge or corner 📐
To cause to beget 👶
Center of intelligence 🧠
Planetary ground or soil 🌍
Rescue starts with these computer guesses: AZURE · NERVE
Quordle Weekly Challenge Hint
Sunday, July 26th, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no A's
- Two words end in a vowel
Lively or energetic pace 🏃
Gradient color effect 🎨
Exceedingly active or intense ⚡
Parasite often found on animals 🐜
Here are the Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, July 26th, 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 26th, 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 S; All five vowels appear across the four words; No words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heavy footstep sound | STOMP |
| Restriction or boundary | LIMIT |
| Eclectic or unusual style | FUNKY |
| Consistent or stable state | STEAD |
Chill
Letter clues: Two words begin with S; There are no O's; One word ends in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imprint or mark | STAMP |
| Joyfully foolish behavior | SILLY |
| Control mechanism for flow | VALVE |
| Interrogative choice | WHICH |
Extreme
Letter clues: Two words begin with S; There are no E's; No words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Collection or arrangement | ARRAY |
| Intelligent or clever | SMART |
| Cut back or economize | SKIMP |
| Ethical principle or value | MORAL |
Sequence
Letter clues: Two words begin with S; There are no U's; Three words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Facial expression of displeasure | FROWN |
| Gaseous substance or haze | SMOKE |
| Cosmic expanse or void | SPACE |
| Stealthy warrior or assassin | NINJA |
Rescue
Letter clues: Three words begin with B; There are no O's; No words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angled edge or corner | BEVEL |
| To cause to beget | BEGAT |
| Center of intelligence | BRAIN |
| Planetary ground or soil | EARTH |
Rescue mode starts you with the computer guesses AZURE · NERVE — 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 |
|---|---|
| Lively or energetic pace | BRISK |
| Gradient color effect | OMBRE |
| Exceedingly active or intense | HYPER |
| Parasite often found on animals | LOUSE |
Quordle answers for July 26th, 2026
The Quordle Classic answers for Sunday, July 26th, 2026 were STOMP, LIMIT, FUNKY, and STEAD. Every mode's full solution:
| Mode | Answers |
|---|---|
| Classic | STOMP · LIMIT · FUNKY · STEAD |
| Chill | STAMP · SILLY · VALVE · WHICH |
| Extreme | ARRAY · SMART · SKIMP · MORAL |
| Sequence | FROWN · SMOKE · SPACE · NINJA |
| Rescue | BEVEL · BEGAT · BRAIN · EARTH |
| 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 26th, 2026?
The Classic answers were STOMP, LIMIT, FUNKY, and STEAD; 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.