Wordle · Archive · #498 · Sunday, October 30, 2022
Wordle #498 Answer — Sunday, October 30, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withW
Difficulty7/10
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A ballroom dance in 3/4 time. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with W. -
Hint 4Getting closer
A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time).
Still stuck? Flip the answer one letter at a time:
W
A
L
T
Z
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Wordle answer #498
WALTZ
noun /wɔːlts/
The Word, Explained
WALTZ /wɔːlts/ noun
A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
"They waltzed for twenty-one hours and seventeen minutes straight, setting a record."
Tricky because it leans on letters most starting words never probe, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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What was the Wordle answer for #498?
Wordle #498 (Sunday, October 30, 2022) is WALTZ — a noun starting with W.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 7/10 (Hard). Tricky because it leans on letters most starting words never probe, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.