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1Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches2Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problems3Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteThese are the hints and answers for Quordle game #1281, released on Monday, July 28, 2025. Hints come first, followed by the solutions lower down, so you can stop before the spoilers if you still want to solve the puzzle yourself.
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Quordle resets at midnight based on your local time zone, so players in different regions may see different daily labels around the reset. This article refers specifically to the July 28, 2025 puzzle.
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Quordle hints for game #1281
Hint 1: Vowels
There are three different standard vowels across the four answers. This counts distinct vowels, with Y excluded from the usual A, E, I, O and U count.
Hint 2: Repeated letters
Two of the four answer words contain repeated letters. This refers to the number of words with a repeated character, not the total number of repeated characters.
Hint 3: Uncommon letters
None of the answers contains Q, Z, X or J.
Hint 4: Starting letters
No two answers begin with the same letter.
Hint 5: First letters
The four answers start with:
- C
- T
- S
- F
Spoiler: Quordle answers for July 28, 2025
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- CANDY
- TRYST
- SHIRT
- FORGO
Which Quordle answers were hardest?
TRYST is likely to be the toughest entry because it has no standard vowel and relies on Y. FORGO may also take longer to find because it is less commonly suggested by everyday opening guesses. The other two answers were CANDY, a sweet food, and SHIRT, an upper-body garment.
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These answers are for the main Quordle puzzle only, not the separate Daily Sequence mode. The date, game number and solution list are confirmed by TechRadar’s coverage of Quordle #1281.
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