Wordle today: Hint and answer for #846 Friday, October 13

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Turn Friday the 13th into a guaranteed Wordle win with our help. Skip straight to today's answer if you need a quick fix, or spend some time digesting our general hints and tips. Just looking for a helping hand? You'll find a helpful clue for the October 13 (846) puzzle ready and waiting below.

I developed a worryingly high «skyscraper» of green letters today: two letters perfectly in place, everything else completely wrong. Eventually I ran out of letters to be wrong with, leading me to the hopeful yellows I needed to unearth today's Wordle answer—thank goodness for that.

The answer today is the title a son or daughter would typically refer to their parent's brother by. 

There are no repeat letters in today's Wordle. 

A good starting word can be the difference between victory and defeat with the daily puzzle, but once you've got the basics, it's much easier to nail down those Wordle wins. And as there's nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day, here are a few tips to help set you on the right path: 

There's no racing against the clock with Wordle so you don't need to rush for the answer. Treating the game like a casual newspaper crossword can be a good tactic; that way, you can come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Stepping away for a while might mean the difference between a win and a line of grey squares. 

Unlucky for some, but not you. The answer to the October 13 (846) Wordle is UNCLE. 

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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