Today's Wordle 484 answer and hint: Sunday, October 16

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Need a hint for today's Wordle? A quick tip? A helpful clue? Perhaps the answer to the October 16 (484) puzzle delivered as swiftly as possible? No matter what sort of nudge you're hoping for, I'm sure you'll find it here.

You wouldn't think one single letter in a neat row of four greens would be that hard to pin down, but some days—and some words—like to make things difficult. It's a nice (if slightly frustrating) way to stretch myself, and the worry I might run out of guesses before I run out of valid words to use does make days like these exciting.

A tool used to dig soil and sand, as well as a suit in a traditional pack of cards. Not to be confused with a shovel. There are two vowels 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.

Weekends are for winning. The answer to the October 16 (484) Wordle isSPADE.

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.

Here are some recent Wordle solutions:

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 word(opens in new tab) like ALERT—something containing multiple