October 6 Wordle Answer 474

Wordle is a simple word guessing game that pits players against a mystery five-letter word once a day. Today's word is not one of the most challenging Wordle puzzles ever, but it can still trip even some long-time players up.

How To Play Wordle

While there are tons of copycats of Wordle out there, there is only one original. This version was purchased by the New York Times back in February 2022, and it is currently hosted on the newspaper's games page and Crossword app. Other versions may have different answers and rules of how to play.

In order to play the original, head to the NYT's Wordle site. While there are many strategies for winning Wordle, a good way to get started is to pick a great beginning word. This word:

Must be five letters long.
Must be a real English word.
Must not be a proper noun.
Should not be a plural noun ending in S.
Should not be one of the previously used Wordle words.
Should contain common letters.

Once a good starting word is chosen, players just need to type it into the website and press enter. This will cause the letters to change colors, providing clues to get to the real answers.

Letters that turn green are correct and in the right place(s) in the word.
Letters that turn yellow are correct but are in the wrong place in the word.
Gray letters are incorrect and won't appear in the final answer.

With these hints, keep trying new words and getting new colored clues until the answer is guessed or players run out of their six total tries. There is only one puzzle per day, and these reset at midnight every day.

Hints for the Wordle 474 for October 6, 2022

Today's word is a fairly straightforward one, but that doesn't mean that players won't want a little help. Here are some clues that don't give away the whole answer.