Today’s Quordle answers for Saturday, September 5, 2026 (puzzle #1685) are GNASH, GEEKY, WHELP, and PUTTY.
In Quordle, you have nine attempts to find four five-letter words simultaneously. Guesses apply to all four grids at once: green tiles mark letters in the correct position, and yellow tiles mark letters present but in the wrong spot. If you are still working through today’s puzzle, here are some hints before the full reveal.
Hints for Today’s Quordle (#1685)
The four starting letters are G, G, W, and P. Two of today’s words each contain a pair of repeated letters. The top-left word means to grind teeth together, usually in anger. The top-right word is an adjective describing someone who is passionate about a niche or technical interest. The bottom-left word refers to the offspring of carnivorous mammals, particularly dogs. The bottom-right word is a soft paste used to seal glass panes in wooden window frames.
Today’s Quordle Answers
Word 1 (top left): GNASH
Word 2 (top right): GEEKY
Word 3 (bottom left): WHELP
Word 4 (bottom right): PUTTY
GNASH means to grind or strike the teeth together, typically in a display of anger, pain, or frustration. The word carries a visceral quality and has appeared in literature for centuries as an expression of barely contained rage.
GEEKY entered popular use in the 1980s to describe intense enthusiasm for niche interests, particularly in technology, gaming, or science. In recent decades it has shed much of its pejorative edge and is now often used as a badge of pride by those who embrace specialist knowledge. Its double E is one of the two repeated-letter pairs in today’s puzzle.
WHELP is the young offspring of a dog or other carnivorous mammal, such as a wolf or lion. Used informally, it can also refer dismissively to an insolent young person.
PUTTY is a pliable material, traditionally a blend of whiting and linseed oil, used to fix glass panes in wooden window frames or to fill surface imperfections before painting. Its double T is the second repeated-letter pair today.
