Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, June 30 (game #1618)...

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 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 #1618) - hint #1 - Vowels * 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 #1618) - hint #2 - repeated letters Quordle today (game #1618) - hint #3 - uncommon letters Quordle today (game #1618) - hint #4 - starting letters (1) 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 #1618) - hint #5 - starting letters (2) Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Quordle today (game #1618) - the answers The answers to today's Quordle, game #1618, are… HALVEDRYERTHEREMINTY I played this game without my glasses, which added a new dimension of difficulty. The first error this caused was my using the word “ducky” instead of my starter word “duchy” and the second was missing the letter H and wasting a guess before getting HALVE. Somehow, I managed to keep my winning streak going. Daily Sequence today (game #1618) - the answers The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1618, are… VIVIDCYCLECHUNKPLATE Quordle answers: The past 20 Quordle #1617, Monday, 29 June: SLURP, CRACK, CRANK, PHONYQuordle #1616, Sunday, 28 June: RUPEE, TOPAZ, FULLY, BEINGQuordle #1615, Saturday, 27 June: PRINT, MARRY, SADLY, BICEPQuordle #1614, Friday, 26 June: JUICE, ARRAY, BONEY, SKIFFQuordle #1613, Thursday, 25 June: SHELF, TAWNY, HYPER, SOLVEQuordle #1612, Wednesday, 24 June: SOBER, ECLAT, GOOSE, NINNYQuordle #1611, Tuesday, 23 June: ARDOR, DADDY, SERVE, SHEARQuordle #1610, Monday, 22 June: WAXEN, APNEA, CHIME, WAVERQuordle #1609, Sunday, 21 June: ABBOT, NOTCH, DREAD, LURIDQuordle #1608, Saturday, 20 June: SLAIN, TAMER, VIPER, FALSEQuordle #1607, Friday, 19 June: ALOUD, POINT, GLOBE, GROINQuordle #1606, Thursday, 18 June: LATCH, BRAWL, STEEL, CRUSHQuordle #1605, Wednesday, 17 June: HOIST, PLUSH, GROUP, LEMURQuordle #1604, Tuesday, 16 June: SLAIN, PLUCK, PINTO, SLICEQuordle #1603, Monday, 15 June: GAUNT, SNEAK, ROUTE, POKERQuordle #1602, Sunday, 14 June: WIMPY, WISPY, VIRAL, NYLONQuordle #1601, Saturday, 13 June: DEALT, STEED, BELIE, GULLYQuordle #1600, Friday, 12 June: TENTH, SHOAL, JELLY, UNIFYQuordle #1599, Thursday, 11 June: GAMMA, SPILL, SALVE, RURAL