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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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a adjective. Of, relating to, or containing ions
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has 3 vowels, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. 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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FAQ

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.