Quartiles FAQ

Quartiles is a daily word puzzle game available on Apple News+. Players form words by combining letter tiles to achieve the highest score possible. The goal is to find all five "Quartiles" - the longest 4-tile words hidden in each puzzle.

Yes, Quartiles is exclusively available to Apple News+ subscribers. You can access it through the Apple News app on iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

Scoring is based on the number of tiles used: 1 tile = 1 point, 2 tiles = 2 points, 3 tiles = 4 points, and 4 tiles = 8 points. Finding all five Quartiles (4-tile words) earns a 40-point bonus. Reaching 100 points achieves Expert rank.

Quartiles releases a new puzzle each day. While the focus is on the daily puzzle, you are be able to access recent past puzzles through the Apple News+ app. Check the puzzle archive section in the app.

Don't worry! You can still achieve a good score by finding shorter words. The puzzle allows you to continue playing and discovering words even if you don't find all five Quartiles. Use hints or check our daily answers for help.

Yes! Quartiles includes a shuffle feature that rearranges unused tiles on the board. This can help you spot new word combinations. Shuffling doesn't affect tiles you've already used to form valid words.

Expert rank is achieved by scoring 100 points in a puzzle. Perfect rank means you've found every single possible word in the puzzle. Perfect is the highest achievement and is more difficult to reach than Expert.

No, Quartiles typically only accepts common English words. Proper nouns, abbreviations, and hyphenated words are usually not valid. The game uses a standard dictionary for word validation.

The number of valid words varies by puzzle, but most contain 20-40 possible words. This includes all combinations from single tiles up to the five Quartiles (4-tile words). The exact count depends on the letter tiles in that day's grid.

You can find today's Quartiles answers right here on our site! Visit the home page for the latest puzzle solutions, including all words and the five Quartiles.