Quordle — August 4, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's four words drift from a messy texture to a scheduling slip-up, then to our own species, and finally to something you'd find in an art supply box.
Hint 2 of 5
One answer describes something soft, sticky, and semi-liquid; another means showing up after you were expected; a third is the adjective for anything related to people; the last names a soft, powdery rock used for writing or drawing.
Hint 3 of 5
Picture melted marshmallow oozing between your fingers, a friend strolling in late to dinner, a documentary about "the human experience," and a stick of colored dust squeaking across pavement.
Hint 4 of 5
Near-matches to help narrow it down: think "gloopy" for the texture word, "overdue" for the lateness word, "mankind" for the people word, and "limestone" for the writing-stick word.
Hint 5 of 5
Starting letters today: G, T, H, C.
The answer — spoilers!
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GOOEY
TARDY
HUMAN
CHALK
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