Today's Wordle 480 answer and hint: Wednesday, October 12

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One green, a light dusting of yellows, and a sudden flash of inspiration lead to a pleasantly quick solution today—but only after turning over a full row of greys first. This Wordle was a good reminder of how helpful knowing which letters not to use is. 

You'll need to think about chemistry terms today, specifically related to electrically charged atoms. Today's answer is a five-letter word used when discussing that particular type of atom—as a compound, for example. Three of today's five letters are vowels, with one of them the same vowel used twice. 

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.

No greens? No problem. The answer to the October 12 (480) Wordle isIONIC.

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