If you’re looking for the Wordle answer for December 302025read on. We’ll share some cluestipsand strategiesand finally the solution. Today’s puzzle is easier; I got it in three. Bewarethere are spoilers below for December 30Wordle #1,655! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Wordle game.
How to play Wordle
Wordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnightyour local time.
Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they’re correctyellow if you have the right letter in the wrong placeor gray if the letter isn’t in the day’s secret word at all. For morecheck out our guide to playing Wordle hereand my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this postafter the hints and answers.)
Ready for the hints? Let’s go!
Does today’s Wordle have any unusual letters?
We’ll define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters’ phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a nameand pretend he’s a friend of yours.)
There are four common letters today. The fifth is pretty common.
Can you give me a hint for today’s Wordle?
Put up for the holidays.
Does today’s Wordle have any double or repeated letters?
There are no repeated letters today.
How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?
There are two vowels.
What letter does today’s Wordle start with?
Today’s word starts with D.
What letter does today’s Wordle end with?
Today’s word ends with R.
What is the solution to today’s Wordle?
Ready? Today’s word is DECOR.
How I solved today’s Wordle
I started with RAISE and TOUCHthen guessed DECOR as a likely answer.
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Yesterday’s Wordle answer
Yesterday’s Wordle was easier. The hint was "a food group” and the answer contained four common letters and one less common letter.
The answer to yesterday’s Wordle was FRUIT.
A primer on Wordle basics
The idea of Wordle is to guess the day’s secret word. When you first open the Wordle gameyou’ll see an empty grid of letters. It’s up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word.
Nowyou can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word: Green means you correctly guessed a letterand it’s in the correct position. (For exampleif you guess PARTYand the word is actually PURSEthe P and R will be green.)
Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the wordbut not in the position you guessed it. (For exampleif you guessed PARTYbut the word is actually ROASTthe RA and T will all be yellow.)
Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is graythen the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)
With all that in mindguess another wordand then anothertrying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guessesand then it’s game over.
The best starter words for Wordle
What should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common lettersto increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common lettersthat’s still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isn’t a single “best” starting wordbut the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:
CRANE
TRACE
SLANT
CRATE
CARTE
Meanwhilean MIT analysis found that you’ll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:
SALET
REAST
TRACE
CRATE
SLATE
Other good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in playbut you could argue that it’s better to start with an emphasis on consonantsusing a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategyand see how it plays out.
How to win at Wordle
We have a few guides to Wordle strategywhich you might like to read over if you’re a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantagewhile this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guidewe detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.
The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUNDdon’t waste four guesses on MOUNDROUNDSOUNDand HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellowyou know the solution.
One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution wordsbut after the game was bought by the NYTthe game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn’t have made the original listand sometimes they are topical. For exampleFEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.
Wordle alternatives
If you can’t get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kinthe best Wordle alternativesranked by difficultyinclude:
Dordle and Quordlewhich ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same timewith the same guesses. There is also Octordlewith eight puzzlesand Sedecordlewith 16.
Wafflewhich shows you several five-letter wordsscrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.
Absurdlewhich changes the solution after each guessbut needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess itand win.
Squabblein which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.
Antiwordlein which you are trying not to guess the day’s solution. You’re required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctlyso the longer it takes youthe better you are at the game.
Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Wordle.
