Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1490) – hint #1 – Vowels

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1490) – hint #2 – repeated letters

Quordle today (game #1490) – hint #3 – uncommon letters

Quordle today (game #1490) – hint #4 – starting letters (1)

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you’re not ready yet then here’s one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1490) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1490) – the answers

The answers to today’s Quordle, game #1490, are…

• SIXTH
• FRAUD
• YACHT
• LEMUR

I hope you survived this very difficult game.

I thought I was performing miracles after I guessed YACHT, but that was just the start — SIXTH took a leap of faith after I came close to going with “smith” and LEMUR took an age to wrestle out of my brain despite the limited number of letters I had left.

Daily Sequence today (game #1490) – the answers

The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1490, are…

• SLING
• BROTH
• SCOWL
• LEASE

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1489, Saturday, 21 February: DRUNK, WITTY, FROWN, REACH
• Quordle #1488, Friday, 20 February: CARGO, DIRTY, CHILI, TRIAD
• Quordle #1487, Thursday, 19 February: MODEL, LOAMY, GUMMY, SLEET
• Quordle #1486, Wednesday, 18 February: SNARL, SOAPY, RUSTY, SERUM
• Quordle #1485, Tuesday, 17 February: MUSTY, FICUS, BINGE, FROND
• Quordle #1484, Monday, 16 February: CANAL, JELLY, FALSE, NAVAL
• Quordle #1483, Sunday, 15 February: VOILA, SHAKY, WHEAT, GUMBO
• Quordle #1482, Saturday, 14 February: TABOO, BASIC, SLOOP, VOICE
• Quordle #1481, Friday, 13 February: ALLOT, LEERY, SCALD, STEED
• Quordle #1480, Thursday, 12 February: POLYP, GUIDE, MILKY, MINER
• Quordle #1479, Wednesday, 11 February: TRYST, LIEGE, ANGER, HUTCH
• Quordle #1478, Tuesday, 10 February: DRAPE, RAMEN, TITAN, IMPLY
• Quordle #1477, Monday, 9 February: TODDY, DELVE, BLUSH, WORST
• Quordle #1476, Sunday, 8 February: ENJOY, MAMBO, WRATH, STRAP
• Quordle #1475, Saturday, 7 February: APPLE, RAZOR, CAMEL, MOTIF
• Quordle #1474, Friday, 6 February: RESIN, CRUMP, RIGOR, ETHOS
• Quordle #1473, Thursday, 5 February: THROB, BUILT, NOBLE, THUMB
• Quordle #1472, Wednesday, 4 February: BLAND, HUNKY, PUNCH, TESTY
• Quordle #1471, Tuesday, 3 February: BOUND, ADORE, PINKY, FLYER
• Quordle #1470, Monday, 2 February: TIARA, THANK, SEVER, STINT

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