The four answers to today’s Quordle (game #1622) are ARGUE, MOTEL, OPERA, and TRUCE.
If you want to work through the board yourself first, here are hints for each of the four words before the full reveal:
Hints for Quordle #1622
Word 1 (top-left): Starts with A, ends with E. Contains both R and U. Means to present reasons for or against something in a discussion or dispute.
Word 2 (top-right): Starts with M, ends with L. The second letter is O. A roadside accommodation typically offering parking directly outside the rooms.
Word 3 (bottom-left): Starts with O, ends with A. Has three vowels. A theatrical form in which the drama is conveyed primarily through song.
Word 4 (bottom-right): Starts with T, ends with E. The fourth letter is U. An agreed suspension of hostilities between opposing sides.
Quordle #1622: Full Solution
- Word 1 (top-left): ARGUE
- Word 2 (top-right): MOTEL
- Word 3 (bottom-left): OPERA
- Word 4 (bottom-right): TRUCE
Today’s set ran moderate in difficulty overall. ARGUE was the most frequently cited problem word: the A-U-E vowel arrangement is uncommon enough to misdirect solvers who commit early to more typical endings. Once OPERA landed, its three vowels usefully freed up letter distribution across all four boards at once, which is a standard Quordle dynamic. MOTEL and TRUCE were the more cooperative finds, with their leading consonants and clean endings narrowing guesses quickly once common letters were eliminated.
Quordle runs all four grids simultaneously with nine guesses shared across the board. Every guess applies to all four words at once, which means early picks that spread across high-frequency consonants and vowels give the broadest coverage. ARGUE caused problems partly because common opening guesses tend to miss the R-G arrangement entirely, leaving it exposed late in the solve when each remaining guess carries more pressure. Solvers who confirmed OPERA early had a meaningful advantage, since its vowel-heavy signature cleared options that applied to the other three boards simultaneously.
Yesterday’s Quordle (#1621, July 3) answers were AVERT, MOTOR, MANIC, and WORDY. That set leaned harder, with WORDY catching players who had used W-adjacent guesses early without locking the correct ending. Full hints and the complete breakdown are in the Quordle July 3 answers article. For more from today’s Word Desk, the NYT Strands July 4 answer is also live, with today’s Independence Day-themed spangram FIREWORKS.
