Wordle 472 answer for October 4: A strange word! Check Wordle hints, clues, solution

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Wordle 472 answer for October 4: There are many ways to solve a Wordle puzzle. You can find a couple of clues and then in every subsequent guess, use the same letters in the right position till you come across the word. Or, you could focus on eliminating letters with your guesses and find the clues in the process. At that point you can just unjumble the letters and find the word. But, how do you find a word that you don't even know yourself? Today's puzzle might pose that question to you. And of course, the answer is that by using these Wordle hints and clues. And if you need more assistance, then you can just scroll to the bottom and check the solution too.

There are no repeated letters, but even if there were, it would not be your biggest concern. The main problem today is that the word is obscure, meaning if you don't know it, solving will be tricky. We believe you should use the letter elimination strategy to find the clues. And if you are still finding difficulty arranging them in the right order, just check the clues below. 

1. Today's word begins with the letter B.

2. The word contains two vowels.

3. The word ends with H.

4. One of the vowels is O. 

5. The remaining vowel is U.

These were your clues. Now go on and give the game your best attempt. If you took a good look at the clues, you might not even need the letter elimination technique. And if you are stuck at the last attempt, just scroll down for the solution.

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Today's word is BOUGH. It means “a large branch of a tree”. Hope you had fun solving this puzzle and learnt something new from it.