Wordle · Archive · #480 · Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Wordle #480 Answer — Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Categoryadjective
Vowels3
Starts withI
Difficulty4/10
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a adjective. Of, relating to, or containing ions -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 3 vowels, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with I.
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Wordle answer #480
IONIC
adjective /aɪˈɒnɪk/
The Word, Explained
IONIC /aɪˈɒnɪk/ adjective
Of, relating to, or containing ions
Tricky because the repeated I trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.
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What was the Wordle answer for #480?
Wordle #480 (Wednesday, October 12, 2022) is IONIC — a adjective starting with I.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 4/10 (Easy). Tricky because the repeated I trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.