Four words, nine guesses, all at once. Here are hints for each board before the full reveal, so you can grab just what you need.
Hints for Today’s Four Words
Word 1 (top left): Most often an adjective meaning unable to see, also works as a verb meaning to prevent sight or clear judgment.
Word 2 (top right): A mass of small bubbles on a liquid, think coffee, beer, or soap.
Word 3 (bottom left): Finely ground grain used in cooking and baking, watch the spelling, its sound-alike means something very different.
Word 4 (bottom right): A class of organic compounds with a characteristic carbon-oxygen linkage. The only one of today’s four with a repeated letter.
If those got you there, nice work. If not, all four answers are below.
Today’s Quordle Answers
The answers for Quordle #1665, August 16, 2026, are:
BLIND · FROTH · FLOUR · ESTER
FROTH and FLOUR share their starting letter and a vowel in the same slot, easy to confuse mid-puzzle. ESTER is the only one with an internal repeat, E showing up twice.
Yesterday’s Answers
Looking for August 15 instead? Those were RIDER, MOLDY, MEALY, and LYMPH.
Playing Wordle Too?
If you’re also working through today’s single-word puzzle, check our Wordle answer for August 16 for hints and the full reveal.
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