Wordle December 18, 2025: Today’s Answer, Hints, and How to Play

Try Your Luck Today! Solve the December 18 Wordle in Six Guesses

Josh Wardle, a Welsh software engineer, is the creator and developer of the online word game Wordle. The players are given six chances to identify a five-letter word, and each time they do so, they are given feedback in the form of colored tiles that display the proper letters and their locations.

How to Play Wordle

Wordle is a popular online word puzzle that you can play daily, in which you attempt to guess a five-letter word in six guesses or fewer. It's easy to understand and addictive, perfect for that morning cup of coffee.

First Guess

Type any five-letter word that is a valid English word (like SLATE), then hit Enter.

Color Feedback

After each guess, letters will change colors:

Green: You have the correct letter in the correct location.

Yellow: You have the correct letter in the incorrect location.

Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.

Apply Logic

Now with mistakes in grays ruled out from the next guess, greens will be treated as priorities, and yellows will be tried in other locations depending on their color.

Guess Within Six Tries

Suppose you can find the word within six guesses. Congratulations! You have won for the day. Everyone gets the same puzzle each day.

Past Wordle Answer

Yesterday’s Wordle Answer for December 17, 2025, was GRASS.

Wordle Hints for December 18, 2025

Here are five hints for today’s Wordle word:

Meaning: A fast-paced ball game, involving running with the ball in hand. 

Word Origin: English, meaning ‘fort.’

Pronunciation: ruhg-bee

Rhyming Word: CLUBBY.

Puzzle Hint: Starts with a R, ends with an Y, and has a vowel.

Did you get it? If yes, try your luck at the NYT Wordle Page.

If not, here’s the final reveal.

Wordle Answer for December 18, 2025

RUGBY.

Want More Wordle? Play Again and Again!

Paid NYT Games members have access to a tool known as the Wordle Bot. This allows them to track your performance in each day's game. Newcomers can look back and play catch-up on earlier editions.  If you're an NYT subscriber with full access to the publication's games, you don't need to quit after a single round. You'll have access to an archive of over 1,400 games. See you tomorrow for another round of Wordle!