Wordle 497 answer for October 29: A legal puzzle! Check Wordle hints, clues, solution

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Wordle 497 answer for October 29: Playing Wordle is a great exercise for the mind, as it makes people think in terms of abstract. The way we have always looked at words is based on its spelling and letter arrangement. For instance, while reading this, you did not really read every letter of every word. You likely glanced at the letter and your subconscious pattern recognition system helped you with reading fast. Wordle takes away this and makes you look at words in a completely different way. This also promotes out of the box thinking. But, if today's puzzle is proving to be too difficult, then simply solve it using these hints and clues. As always, you can scroll to the bottom for the solution too.

With today's word, we are back to dealing with repeated letters. And that's not all, the word also comes with an uncommon letter and is not that familiar of a word either. In fact, the word is a technical term used in legal settings. So, it will be tricky for you to find out the answer without the clues, but if you want to do that, start the game with a word that has uncommon consonants. 

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

2. The word contains two vowels.

3. The word ends with L.

4. One of the vowels is E.

5. The remaining vowel is I.

These clues have revealed everything about the word. You just need to think about it a little and you will have your answer. If you want more information, scroll to the bottom for the solution.

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Today's word is LIBEL. It means, “a written statement which wrongly accuses someone of something, and which is therefore