Strike with force ⚔️
Quordle Hint & Answers Jul 28th, 2026
Quordle Classic Hint
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
- Two words begin with R
- All five vowels appear across the four words
- Two words end in a vowel
Crawling insect 🪳
Red or reddish hue 🌅
World representation 🌍
Quordle Chill Hint
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
- Two words begin with S
- All five vowels appear across the four words
- One word ends in a vowel
Lodging establishment 🏨
Flavor enhancer 🍲
Prepared for action ✅
Quick and nimble ⚡
Quordle Extreme Hint
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
- Two words begin with S
- There are no I's
- One word ends in a vowel
Ethical principle ⚖️
Ignite or ignite 🔥
Resting state 💤
Earth or land 🌎
Quordle Sequence Hint
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no A's
- One word ends in a vowel
Hex or jinx 🧙♂️
Fake or pretend 🎭
Praise enthusiastically 👏
Poetic composition 📜
Quordle Rescue Hint
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
- All four words begin with different letters
- There are no E's
- One word ends in a vowel
Worshipper of many gods 🙏
Belief system or trust 🕊️
Lower leg bone 🦴
Crawling insect 🪳
Rescue starts with these computer guesses: BOARD · BELOW
Quordle Weekly Challenge Hint
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
- Two words begin with S
- There are no U's
- One word ends in a vowel
Facial hair growth 🧔
Liquid food waste 🍻
Forceful push ➡️
Waterway entrance 🚪
Here are the Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, July 28th, 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 28th, 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 R; All five vowels appear across the four words; Two words end in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Strike with force | SMITE |
| Crawling insect | ROACH |
| Red or reddish hue | RUDDY |
| World representation | GLOBE |
Chill
Letter clues: Two words begin with S; All five vowels appear across the four words; One word ends in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lodging establishment | HOTEL |
| Flavor enhancer | SAUCE |
| Prepared for action | READY |
| Quick and nimble | SWIFT |
Extreme
Letter clues: Two words begin with S; There are no I's; One word ends in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ethical principle | MORAL |
| Ignite or ignite | SPARK |
| Resting state | SLEEP |
| Earth or land | TERRA |
Sequence
Letter clues: All four words begin with different letters; There are no A's; One word ends in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hex or jinx | CURSE |
| Fake or pretend | FEIGN |
| Praise enthusiastically | EXTOL |
| Poetic composition | POESY |
Rescue
Letter clues: All four words begin with different letters; There are no E's; One word ends in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Worshipper of many gods | PAGAN |
| Belief system or trust | FAITH |
| Lower leg bone | TIBIA |
| Crawling insect | ROACH |
Rescue mode starts you with the computer guesses BOARD · BELOW — the answers above are what's left to find.
Weekly Challenge
Letter clues: Two words begin with S; There are no U's; One word ends in a vowel
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Facial hair growth | BEARD |
| Liquid food waste | SWILL |
| Forceful push | SHOVE |
| Waterway entrance | INLET |
Quordle answers for July 28th, 2026
The Quordle Classic answers for Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 were SMITE, ROACH, RUDDY, and GLOBE. Every mode's full solution:
| Mode | Answers |
|---|---|
| Classic | SMITE · ROACH · RUDDY · GLOBE |
| Chill | HOTEL · SAUCE · READY · SWIFT |
| Extreme | MORAL · SPARK · SLEEP · TERRA |
| Sequence | CURSE · FEIGN · EXTOL · POESY |
| Rescue | PAGAN · FAITH · TIBIA · ROACH |
| Weekly Challenge | BEARD · SWILL · SHOVE · INLET |
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 28th, 2026?
The Classic answers were SMITE, ROACH, RUDDY, and GLOBE; 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.