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Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, September 17 (game #1697)

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By: Johnny Dee
17 September 2026 at 00:00
Looking for a different day?

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'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, September 16 (game #1696).

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.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

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 #1697) — hint #1 — Vowels

How many different vowels are in Quordle today?

• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 2*.

* 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 #1697) — hint #2 — repeated letters

Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?

• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 2.

Quordle today (game #1697) — hint #3 — uncommon letters

Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?

• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.

Quordle today (game #1697) — hint #4 — starting letters (1)

Do any of today's Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?

• The number of today's Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2.

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 #1697) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)

What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?

• C

• C

• N

• F

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

Quordle today (game #1697) — the answers

Quordle answers for game 1697 on a yellow background

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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1697, are…

  • CRIER
  • CHIRP
  • NEIGH
  • FREER

A very taxing game despite its heavy use of the letter R and lack of vowels.

NEIGH was the hardest to get to, but once I entered N-E-I onto the tiles I realized there was no other possibility.

Daily Sequence today (game #1697) — the answers

Quordle Daily Sequence answers for game 1697 on a yellow background

(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1697, are…

  • SOBER
  • STONY
  • IDYLL
  • QUARK

Quordle answers: The past 20

  • Quordle #1696, Wednesday, 16 September: SPEAR, PRICE, BLUNT, FISHY
  • Quordle #1695, Tuesday, 15 September: SHUSH, LITHE, DELTA, BUGLE
  • Quordle #1694, Monday, 14 September: ZEBRA, LEGAL, RATIO, TROLL
  • Quordle #1693, Sunday, 13 September: LUCID, SPRAY, MANGE, EMAIL
  • Quordle #1692, Saturday, 12 September: SUPER, BRUSH, RESET, SOWER
  • Quordle #1691, Friday, 11 September: PLUSH, PAINT, RIVAL, AFOUL
  • Quordle #1690, Thursday, 10 September: AGENT, EXILE, TITAN, PUREE
  • Quordle #1689, Wednesday, 9 September: HAPPY, GONER, SMACK, MOTIF
  • Quordle #1688, Tuesday, 8 September: FLUNG, DIARY, HALVE, BERTH
  • Quordle #1687, Monday, 7 September: VISIT, CLANK, FEVER, OCEAN
  • Quordle #1686, Sunday, 6 September: PILOT, HONOR, BOWEL, TAUNT
  • Quordle #1685, Saturday, 5 September: GNASH, GEEKY, WHELP, PUTTY
  • Quordle #1684, Friday, 4 September: QUICK, BEEFY, TRUCK, SNAIL
  • Quordle #1683, Thursday, 3 September: SIGMA, ESSAY, MERRY, LLAMA
  • Quordle #1682, Wednesday, 2 September: INCUR, FELLA, TITAN, FROZE
  • Quordle #1681, Tuesday, 1 September: NASAL, ROUTE, ANKLE, MIGHT
  • Quordle #1680, Monday, 31 August: ALIVE, LOUSE, ABOVE, MOSSY
  • Quordle #1679, Sunday, 30 August: USING, SORRY, FILET, PIPER
  • Quordle #1678, Saturday, 29 August: OVINE, ALLOY, VOICE, CARVE
  • Quordle #1677, Friday, 28 August: WAIST, EDICT, BONUS, DEUCE

NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, September 17 (game #928)

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By: Johnny Dee
17 September 2026 at 00:00
Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Strands 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'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, September 16 (game #927).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

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

NYT Strands today (game #928) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… A little comic relief

NYT Strands today (game #928) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • MUST
  • TUNE
  • NECK
  • STICK
  • PUPPY
  • BLOCK

NYT Strands today (game #928) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 13 letters

NYT Strands today (game #928) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

• First side: top, 1st column

• Last side: bottom, 6th column

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

NYT Strands today (game #928) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 928 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #928, are…

  • PEANUTS
  • ZIPPY
  • MUTTS
  • PICKLES
  • ZITS
  • BLONDIE
  • SPANGRAM: THEFUNNYPAGES
  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 3 hints

After missing out on getting an easy Spangram-first yesterday I was on a mission to spot it today and it ended up being far easier than I thought.

I was unsure exactly what the theme meant, but seeing the word 'funny' in the middle of the board and then the word 'the' in the top-left-hand corner helped me connect THEFUNNYPAGES.

This, though, was where my good fortune ended, as I needed three hints to find all of the comic strip names, being familiar with only Peanuts.

Comic strips were less of a big deal in the UK, where I grew up, although the cartoon strips on the back page along with the TV listings section were the only parts of the newspaper I read as a kid. Ours, though, were the adventures of a world-weary viking called Hägar.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, September 16, game #927)

  • JAZZY
  • VIVID
  • BRIGHT
  • FLASHY
  • STRIKING
  • VIBRANT
  • SPANGRAM: EYECATCHING

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, September 17 (game #1194)

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By: Johnny Dee
17 September 2026 at 00:00
Looking for a different day?

A new NYT Connections 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'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, September 16 (game #1193).

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

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

NYT Connections today (game #1194) - today's words

NYT Connections hints for game 1194 on a purple background

(Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are…

  • SPRING
  • SUBWAY STATION
  • PRESTIGE
  • TRIANGLE
  • TAP
  • GIVE
  • LANGUAGE
  • FOUNTAIN
  • WELL
  • BOUNCE
  • SEWER LINE
  • HANDLES
  • SHEEP
  • DETECTIVES
  • MINE SHAFT
  • FLEXIBILITY
  • WOLVERINE

NYT Connections today (game #1194) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

  • YELLOW: Stretchy
  • GREEN: Found down below
  • BLUE: Films starring a well jacked man
  • PURPLE: Compound words with added romance

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #1194) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

  • YELLOW: ELASTICITY
  • GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND
  • BLUE: HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE"
  • PURPLE: LOVE ____

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

NYT Connections today (game #1194) - the answers

NYT Connections answers for game 1194 on a purple background

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The answers to today's Connections, game #1194, are…

  • YELLOW: ELASTICITY: BOUNCE, FLEXIBILITY, GIVE, SPRING
  • GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND: MINE SHAFT, SEWER LINE, SUBWAY STATION, WELL
  • BLUE: HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE": FOUNTAIN, PRESTIGE, SHEEP DETECTIVES, WOLVERINE
  • PURPLE: LOVE ____: HANDLES, LANGUAGE, TAP, TRIANGLE
  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 2 mistakes

My first mistake could have been a group of ways to access water — SPRING, TAP, WELL and FOUNTAIN — but drew a complete blank.

Thinking of a different meaning for SPRING helped me find the other words describing ELASTICITY, but I flopped again, adding TAP instead of WELL to the group that became THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND.

Finally, I did not know that I was collecting HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH “THE” but I knew that PRESTIGE, SHEEP DETECTIVES and WOLVERINE were all films and took a gamble that FOUNTAIN was too.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, September 16, 2026, game #1193)

  • YELLOW: ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS: LATIN, LONG JOHN SILVER, MARIGOLD, STEAM IRON
  • GREEN: STARTING WITH U.S. COINS: DIMENSION, NICKELODEON, PENNYWISE, QUARTERBACK
  • BLUE: POETS' MIDDLE NAMES: BARRETT, CARLOS, ST. VINCENT, WADSWORTH
  • PURPLE: SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER: BORAT, CLINK, FRANK-N-FURTER, WIDENER

What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

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