Today's Wordle 471 answer and hint: Monday, October 3

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Some days I don't want a brain-twisting challenge, I just want a nice way to spend a minute of my morning—and what could be a better way to start the week than three greens… four greens… and done? 

Bees, wasps, nettles, jellyfish, and plenty more creatures can do this to someone or something else, either passively, defensively, or as a calculated attack. Music fans of a certain age may also remember a UK singer going by this stage name. There's just one vowel to find today. 

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There's no time pressure beyond making sure it's done by midnight. So there's no reason to not treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank.

I won't keep you any longer. The answer to the October 3 (471) Wordle isSTING.

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