Wordle 494 Answer Today, October 26: The Wordle challenge today is once again a very common word. It's a word we often use in our regular conversations, and players should not find it difficult to crack this one. It can serve as a good starter word for it has an ideal mix of vowels and consonants. The combination of letters is easy to guess, there is no threat of multiple options. Need more help to solve Wordle 494? Keep reading.


How To Play Wordle And What Are Its Rules


Wordle is owned by The New York Times, which bought it in January this year from US-based software engineer Josh Wardle who created the word game in 2021. Essentially a guessing game, Wordle was a hit from the word go. Millions got hooked to the free-to-play puzzle instantly. After buying it, NYT did not change any of its features.


Every day, a new challenge is released at midnight across the world, which also means some countries get to see the new word before others do.         


The game has simple rules. One gets six chances to guess the five letter randomly generated word of the day. The squares meant to contain the letters turn green, yellow or grey as you fill them in, letting you know if you are on the right track.  


If the box turns green, the letter is in the right location. A yellow box means your guess is right but the letter is not in the right place. The box turning grey means the letter is incorrect.


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Wordle 494 Hints And Answer



  • The word has two vowels

  • There is no duplicate letter

  • It's a verb 

  • The vowels are 'O' and 'U'

  • The last letter is 'T'


Did you find the hints useful? If not, read on and see the correct answer.


The Wordle 494 answer is 'FLOUT'. It means "to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom", as described by the Cambridge dictionary.