Wordle today: Hint and answer #862 for Sunday, October 29

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Finish your Wordle week with your kind of win. Maybe you'd like to freshen up your daily game with our general tips, or give today's puzzle a push with the October 29 (862) clue. Whatever you want is right here—even if you'd like today's Wordle answer delivered on a shiny, clickable, plate.

Stumbling upon two yellow letters in as many guesses didn't exactly fill me with confidence today, but after the initial wave of despair had died down and I looked again, I realised how lucky I was. I had already ruled out a lot of common letters, and if my yellows were wrong there then they could only go in one other spot—the winning one. 

A fake, a lie (or a liar), a counterfeit: these are all great alternatives for today's word. In UK English this word would have six letters, and include an «E». 

No, there is no double letter in today's puzzle. 

Anyone can pick up and play Wordle, but if you want to do it well and make all of your guesses count, these quick tips will help get you started on your Wordle winning streak: 

Thankfully, there's no time limit beyond ensuring it's done by midnight. So there's no reason not to treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Sometimes stepping away for a while means you can come back with a fresh perspective. 

You might need this. The answer to the October 29 (862) Wordle is PHONY.

Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated. 

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