New Delhi, July 20 -- The four answers to today's Quordle (#1638) for July 20, 2026, are ICING, SLICK, GAILY, and RISEN.

If you want to work through the puzzle before seeing the solutions, here are four sets of hints - one for each word.

Word 1 hints (ICING): Five letters. Starts with I. Two vowels, both I, in positions 1 and 3. You'll find it on birthday cakes and in hockey arenas, though it means something very different in each place.

Word 2 hints (SLICK): Five letters. Starts with S. One vowel (I) in position 3. No repeated letters. Describes something smooth, glossy, or impressively efficient - or the sheen of oil on water.

Word 3 hints (GAILY): Five letters. Starts with G. Two vowels (A and I) in positions 2 and 4. An adverb. Th...