Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, September 16 (game #1696)

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<![CDATA[ <article> <div class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Looking for a different day?</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. <strong>If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead</strong> then click here: <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/quordle-today-answers-clues-15-september-2026"><strong>Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, September 15 (game #1695)</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p></div></div><p>Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 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.</p><p>Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my <a href="https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-16-september-2026">NYT Connections today</a> and <a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-16-september-2026">NYT Strands today</a> pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's <a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/wordle-today">Wordle today</a> column covers the original viral word game.</p><p>S<em>POILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.</em></p><h2 class="article-body__section" id="section-quordle-today-game-1696-hint-1-vowels"><span>Quordle today (game #1696) — hint #1 — Vowels</span></h2><section class="article__schema-question"><h3>How many different vowels are in Quordle today?</h3><article class="article__schema-answer"><p><strong>•</strong> The number of different vowels in Quordle today is <strong>4</strong>*.</p></article></section><p><em>* 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). </em></p><h2 class="article-body__section" id="section-quordle-today-game-1696-hint-2-repeated-letters"><span>Quordle today (game #1696) — hint #2 — repeated letters</span></h2><section class="article__schema-question"><h3>Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?</h3><article class="article__schema-answer"><p><strong>•</strong> The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is <strong>0</strong>.</p></article></section><h2 class="article-body__section" id="section-quordle-today-game-1696-hint-3-uncommon-letters"><span>Quordle today (game #1696) — hint #3 — uncommon letters</span></h2><section class="article__schema-question"><h3>Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?</h3><article class="article__schema-answer"><p><strong>• No</strong>. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.</p></article></section><h2 class="article-body__section" id="section-quordle-today-game-1696-hint-4-starting-letters-1"><span>Quordle today (game #1696) — hint #4 — starting letters (1)</span></h2><section class="article__schema-question"><h3>Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?</h3><article class="article__schema-answer"><p><strong>• </strong>The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is <strong>0</strong>.</p></article></section><p>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:</p><h2 class="article-body__section" id="section-quordle-today-game-1696-hint-5-starting-letters-2"><span>Quordle today (game #1696) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)</span></h2><section class="article__schema-question"><h3>What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?</h3><article class="article__schema-answer"><p><strong>• S</strong></p><p><strong>• P</strong></p><p><strong>• B</strong></p><p><strong>• F</strong></p></article></section><p>Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.</p><div data-model-name="Dyson HushJet Mini Cool Fan,JBL Xtreme 5,LG OLED evo AI C6 55-inch TV (2026),DJI Lito X1,Dali Kupid,De'Longhi Dedica Duo" data-widget-type="multimodelreview" data-widget-title="TechRadar 5-star reviewed devices"></div><h2 class="article-body__section" id="section-quordle-today-game-1696-the-answers"><span>Quordle today (game #1696) — the answers</span></h2><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="mLSQueRVZKtrntvAGRJZk8" name="TR-quordle-today-1696-answer" alt="Quordle answers for game 1696 on a yellow background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mLSQueRVZKtrntvAGRJZk8-1920-80.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The answers to today's Quordle, game #1696, are…</p><ul><li><strong>SPEAR</strong></li><li><strong>PRICE</strong></li><li><strong>BLUNT</strong></li><li><strong>FISHY</strong></li></ul><p>My mistake today was guessing the words in the wrong order.</p><p>Following a hunch, I incorrectly guessed “saver” when there were far more gettable quadrants that would not have left me in a situation where I had just one guess to get the final word.</p><p>Fortunately I scraped through.</p><iframe title="How did you do today?" description="Let me know in the comments below" minimumCommentCount="0" class="position-center" data-lazy-priority="low" data-lazy-src=""></iframe><h2 class="article-body__section" id="section-daily-sequence-today-game-1696-the-answers"><span>Daily Sequence today (game #1696) — the answers</span></h2><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="ngHnNnD67sAHbA9bk9qHm8" name="TR-quordle-sequence-1696-answer" alt="Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1696 on a yellow background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ngHnNnD67sAHbA9bk9qHm8-1920-80.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1696, are…</p><ul><li><strong>CRANK</strong></li><li><strong>GENIE</strong></li><li><strong>TORCH</strong></li><li><strong>REMIT</strong></li></ul><h3 class="article-body__section" id="section-quordle-answers-the-past-20"><span>Quordle answers: The past 20</span></h3><ul><li>Quordle #1695, Tuesday, 15 September: <strong>SHUSH, LITHE, DELTA, BUGLE</strong></li><li>Quordle #1694, Monday, 14 September: <strong>ZEBRA, LEGAL, RATIO, TROLL</strong></li><li>Quordle #1693, Sunday, 13 September: <strong>LUCID, SPRAY, MANGE, EMAIL</strong></li><li>Quordle #1692, Saturday, 12 September: <strong>SUPER, BRUSH, RESET, SOWER</strong></li><li>Quordle #1691, Friday, 11 September: <strong>PLUSH, PAINT, RIVAL, AFOUL</strong></li><li>Quordle #1690, Thursday, 10 September: <strong>AGENT, EXILE, TITAN, PUREE</strong></li><li>Quordle #1689, Wednesday, 9 September: <strong>HAPPY, GONER, SMACK, MOTIF</strong></li><li>Quordle #1688, Tuesday, 8 September: <strong>FLUNG, DIARY, HALVE, BERTH</strong></li><li>Quordle #1687, Monday, 7 September: <strong>VISIT, CLANK, FEVER, OCEAN</strong></li><li>Quordle #1686, Sunday, 6 September: <strong>PILOT, HONOR, BOWEL, TAUNT</strong></li><li>Quordle #1685, Saturday, 5 September: <strong>GNASH, GEEKY, WHELP, PUTTY</strong></li><li>Quordle #1684, Friday, 4 September: <strong>QUICK, BEEFY, TRUCK, SNAIL</strong></li><li>Quordle #1683, Thursday, 3 September: <strong>SIGMA, ESSAY, MERRY, LLAMA</strong></li><li>Quordle #1682, Wednesday, 2 September: <strong>INCUR, FELLA, TITAN, FROZE</strong></li><li>Quordle #1681, Tuesday, 1 September: <strong>NASAL, ROUTE, ANKLE, MIGHT</strong></li><li>Quordle #1680, Monday, 31 August: <strong>ALIVE, LOUSE, ABOVE, MOSSY</strong></li><li>Quordle #1679, Sunday, 30 August: <strong>USING, SORRY, FILET, PIPER</strong></li><li>Quordle #1678, Saturday, 29 August: <strong>OVINE, ALLOY, VOICE, CARVE</strong></li><li>Quordle #1677, Friday, 28 August: <strong>WAIST, EDICT, BONUS, DEUCE</strong></li><li>Quordle #1676, Thursday, 27 August: <strong>SHEEN, TRICE, WAGON, BEVEL</strong></li></ul> </article> ]]>