The four Daily Quordle answers for game #1628, Friday, July 10, 2026, are GREET, STEAK, DUSKY, and HAUTE. Scroll past the hints to jump straight to the full solution.
Hints (Daily Sequence – no spoilers)
- Word 1: A verb of welcome – the first thing you do when you see someone you know.
- Word 2: A cut of beef most often ordered at a restaurant; also applied to fish.
- Word 3: Shadowy or dim; the quality of light just before dark.
- Word 4: A French loanword meaning “high” – you have heard it in fashion and cuisine.
Quordle Daily Sequence Answers – July 10, 2026 (Game #1628)
- Word 1: GREET – to welcome or acknowledge someone
- Word 2: STEAK – a thick cut of beef or fish
- Word 3: DUSKY – somewhat dark; tending toward twilight
- Word 4: HAUTE – French for high, as in haute couture or haute cuisine
HAUTE is the trickiest entry on the board today. A direct French borrowing, it appears far more often inside compound expressions than as a standalone Quordle word, and its terminal vowel makes it harder to slot than the three consonant-ending words alongside it. GREET and STEAK are the easiest guesses of the four: common five-letter words with no unusual letter combinations and strong early-game letter coverage. DUSKY runs a shade harder. The K-Y ending is solid once reached, but solvers unfamiliar with the word may chase its consonants longer than needed. Friday Quordles tend to front-load the familiar and save the French loanword for the final stretch – today follows that pattern precisely.
For more word puzzle coverage today, see the NYT Connections answers for July 10, 2026 and the NYT Mini Crossword answers for July 10. Yesterday’s Quordle game #1627 answers are also available.
