Today's Wordle 485 answer and hint: Monday, October 17

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I can offer you the answer to today's Wordle in plain text as well as a whole range of general tips and one freshly-made hint, all created to make the October 17 (485) challenge go as smoothly as possible.

Today's answer surprised me because the word I'd gone for was one of those I assumed wouldn't be the answer. Of course, Wordle has shown me plenty of times before that any word could be the answer but I figured it would at least be a fresh set of letters allowing me to narrow things down. As it turns out, I didn't need to. 

The answer today is a very specific style of earthenware drinking vessel designed to contain beer. They often have ornate lids. You'll need to find two vowels to solve this one. 

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.

Let's get you over the finish line. The answer to the October 17 (485) Wordle isSTEIN. 

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