Use the spoiler-free clues below to work through today’s four Quordle grids.
Check the starting letters and repeated-letter clue if you need an extra push.
Scroll further only when you are ready to reveal all four answers.
Quordle players looking for help with today’s puzzle can use the clues below before revealing the four five-letter answers. The August 17 puzzle brings together words linked to airships, laundry, mining, and a term used for a fussy older woman.
Unlike traditional word games, Quordle requires players to solve four words simultaneously. Each guess is applied to all four grids, making it useful for identifying common letters and positions across the puzzles.
Players who are stuck can use these clues without immediately giving away the answers.
Word 1 (Top Left): A large airship that has no wings and stays in the sky because of a large bag filled with light gas.
Word 2 (Top Right): It is often paired with a laundry machine.
Word 3 (Bottom Left): A person who extracts minerals from the earth, perhaps using a pickaxe.
Word 4 (Bottom Right): A chicken or a pejorative term for a fussy older woman.
There is another clue for players who need an additional push: two of today’s words each contain a pair of repeated letters.
The four answers begin with B, D, M, and B, respectively.
The starting letters should help narrow down the possibilities. Look for a B word describing a large airship, a D word associated with laundry, an M word for someone who extracts minerals from the earth, and another B word that can refer to a chicken or a fussy older woman.
If you want to solve today’s puzzle without spoilers, this is the point to stop reading.
Spoiler alert: The four answers to today’s Quordle are:
BLIMP
DRYER
MINER
BIDDY
BLIMP: A large airship that stays airborne using a bag filled with a light gas. The word can also refer to a pompous or conservative person.
DRYER: A machine used to remove moisture from clothes, commonly paired with a washing machine.
MINER: A person who extracts minerals, metals, or other valuable materials from the earth, often working underground.
BIDDY: A term that can refer to a chicken. It can also be used as a pejorative term for a fussy or older woman.
Today’s Quordle brings together four words from very different contexts. BLIMP is relatively distinctive once the airship clue is identified, while DRYER should be familiar to players who connect it with laundry.
MINER is directly linked to the mining clue, making it one of the more straightforward answers. BIDDY may require more thought because of its two meanings.
The repeated-letter clue also offers an important advantage, particularly when narrowing down BIDDY and BLIMP. Players who solved all four without checking the answers can consider today’s challenge complete.