Today's Wordle 486 answer and hint: Tuesday, October 18

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Whether you're just looking for a few quick hints to set you on the right path for today's Wordle or need all the help you can get to find the answer for October 18 (486), everything you need is just below. I've got handy clues, the complete solution to today's puzzle, and if you've always wanted to learn how to play I can even offer links to our Wordle guides.

I do love a good first guess. My opener revealed not only a few yellows but also a nice solid green right in the middle—the perfect pillar to arrange my follow-ups around. 

The answer today is the «to be» part of Hamlet's most famous speech, another word for living, being real, or simply «being» at all. 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 save that win streak. The answer to the October 18 (486) Wordle isEXIST. 

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