Today’s Wordle Answer #470 – October 2, 2022 Solution And Hints

The solution to today’s Wordle puzzle (#470 – October 2, 2022) is twine. Twine is a long, thin piece of rope or string made from two or more strands twisted together. The word twine has roots in the Middle English word “twin,” which is from Old English’s “twā,” similar to the Middle Dutch word “twijn,” all of which mean two (via Etymonline). With that context, it makes sense that “twine” is the base word of “intertwine,” which means to twist, coil, or weave two or more things together.

It took us four guesses to solve the puzzle today, although it’d have been super satisfying to have done it in two tries, in the spirit of the day’s answer. We went with the word clout as our first guess — another instance of rebellion against expert recommendations for Wordle starter words. That only turned one tile yellow, so like we did yesterday, we quit the revolt and used the word train next. That turned up some useful info, and after we followed with the word thine, the answer was apparent.