Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,500 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 #1714) — 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 #1714) — hint #2 — repeated letters

Quordle today (game #1714) — hint #3 — uncommon letters

Quordle today (game #1714) — hint #4 — starting letters (1)

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Quordle today (game #1714) — hint #5 — starting letters (2)

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Quordle today (game #1714) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1714, are…

A tricky one today, with multiple possibilities to navigate.

ARENA, though, was just hard to get because of the mental block of thinking of words ending in vowels. However, with the N in the fourth position and few other options I knew it had to end with N-A.

Daily Sequence today (game #1714) — the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1714, are…