What is the Wordle answer for Sunday, October 23 (#491)?

The answer to Wordle #491 on Sunday, October 23 is MUMMY — a medium-rated 5-letter word. A corpse embalmed and bandage-wrapped for the afterlife 👁️

Is Wordle #491 hard or easy?

Wordle #491 (October 23) is rated Medium. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.

When is the Wordle answer updated each day?

A new Wordle opens at midnight in your local time. We pre-stage each day's hints and answer so they're live the moment the puzzle resets.

What's a good Wordle starting word?

Strong openers like CRANE, SLATE or AUDIO test several common letters at once. Pair the first hint above with your opener to zero in quickly.

Sunday, October 23, 2022#491Medium

Wordle Hints & Answer — Sunday, October 23

DailyWordHints Editorial October 23

MUMMY

Medium

The Wordle answer for Sunday, October 23 (#491) is MUMMY. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.

Hints

1Vowel count
2First letter
3Last letter
4Repeated letters?
5Second letter

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Today’s Wordle answer

The answer to Wordle #491 (Sunday, October 23, 2022) is MUMMY.

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Saturday, October 22, 2022	#490	SPIEL	easy
Friday, October 21, 2022	#489	GROVE	easy
Thursday, October 20, 2022	#488	DENIM	easy
Wednesday, October 19, 2022	#487	QUIRK	easy
Tuesday, October 18, 2022	#486	EXIST	easy
Monday, October 17, 2022	#485	STEIN	easy
Sunday, October 16, 2022	#484	SPADE	easy

Wordle #491 hints — Sunday, October 23 (10/23/22)

Here are spoiler-free clues for Wordle puzzle 491, published Sunday, October 23 (10/23/22). Start with the first hint and work down — only move to the next if you're still stuck.

How to use these hints

Each hint gets a little more direct — the first is a cryptic clue, the second narrows the meaning, the third is a near-giveaway. The answer is kept safely below the fold.

Make your six guesses count

Open with a word rich in common letters to map the vowels fast. Don't burn a guess repeating a grey letter — every clue here is designed to save you a turn.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Wordle answer for Sunday, October 23 (#491)?: The answer to Wordle #491 on Sunday, October 23 is MUMMY — a medium-rated 5-letter word. A corpse embalmed and bandage-wrapped for the afterlife 👁️
Is Wordle #491 hard or easy?: Wordle #491 (October 23) is rated Medium. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.
When is the Wordle answer updated each day?: A new Wordle opens at midnight in your local time. We pre-stage each day's hints and answer so they're live the moment the puzzle resets.
What's a good Wordle starting word?: Strong openers like CRANE, SLATE or AUDIO test several common letters at once. Pair the first hint above with your opener to zero in quickly.