Today's Wordle 473 answer and hint: Wednesday, October 5

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This one felt a little trickier as I was going through it than it actually was, the mix of yellows and one vital green revealing themselves in a way that made visualising the final answer difficult—I was overthinking something that turned out to be quite simple.

You'll need to think of different types of land to get today's answer. This is the sort of low-lying area that's soggy and boggy all the time—and it's not covered in water-loving trees but tall grasses instead. There's just one vowel to find today. 

If there's one thing better than playing Wordle, it's playing Wordle well, which is why I'm going to share a few quick tips to help set you on the path to success:

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.

Some days are tougher than others. The answer to the October 5 (473) Wordle isMARSH.

The more past Wordle answers you can cram into your memory banks, the better your chances of guessing today's Wordle answer without accidentally picking a solution that's already been used. Past Wordle answers can also give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.

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Every day Wordle presents you with six rows of five boxes, and it's up to you to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them.

You'll want to start with a strong