Today’s ‘Wordle’ #863 Answer, Tips and Clues for Monday, October 30 Game

While a plethora of dedicated Wordle fans have probably had days they’ve been able to boast about a seamless puzzle solve, there are likely several other occasions when the popular brainteaser has left many stumped.

And those stumped fans are in good company, as even Wordle creator Josh Wardle told Newsweek that he needs “at least four or five attempts” to guess the correct answer and gain those coveted five green squares.

The New York-based software engineer poured his efforts into developing the daily brainteaser as a way to entertain his partner during COVID-19 lockdowns. Given their passion for crossword puzzles, Wardle developed Wordle as a way for them to spend quality time together, while also expanding their vocabulary.

When he realized that it had the potential to reach a wider audience, he decided to host the game on a public website. Following its debut in October 2021, Wordle exploded from 90 users on November 1 of that year to 300,000 on January 2, 2022, according to figures by Statista.

Such was the popularity of the game that The New York Times purchased it in January 2022 for an undisclosed low seven-figure fee.

Erhan Aslan, an expert in applied linguistics who teaches at the University of Reading in the U.K., provided some useful advice for Wordle players in an interview with Newsweek.

“One thing that I think is important in this game is the starting word chosen,” Aslan said. “Starting off with words that include commonly used vowels, for example, e and a, consonants such as r and t, and sound sequences might be helpful.”

“Choosing a word that starts with q, z, j, or x, for instance, may not be the best choice. As you get more feedback after a few guesses, users need to draw on some knowledge of phonics to narrow down or eliminate some words that they might be thinking,” Aslan added.

Newsweek has supplied some helpful hints below for today’s Wordle. But be warned, the answer to today’s puzzle will be revealed at the end of this article, so scroll down with caution if you want to work it out for yourself.

‘Wordle’ #863, Clues for Monday, October 30

Newsweek has put together five clues to help you solve today’s Wordle puzzle.

Hint #1: The answer contains two vowels.

Hint #2: There are no repeated letters in today’s Wordle.

Hint #3: The word begins with the letter “G.”

Hint #4: The Wordle answer is a noun.

Hint #5: For today’s answer, think religious artifact.

‘Wordle’ #863 Answer for Monday, October 30

The answer to today’s Wordle puzzle is “Grail.”

Merriam-Webster defines “Grail” as “the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by [Jesus] Christ at the Last Supper and thereafter the object of knightly quests.” It can also describe “the object of an extended or difficult quest.”

Wordle updates every day at midnight, at which point the next puzzle becomes available. But players who would like something to keep themselves busy while they wait can have a go at similar word-based puzzles such as Typochondria and Spellspire.