Wordle December 9: Can You Guess Today’s Sharp-Tongued Five-Letter Word?

Conquer Wordle Today: Improve Your Strategy, Vocabulary, and Daily Puzzle Skills

The Christmas season is nearly here, with a mere 16 days remaining for the festivities! Hot chocolate is the best drink for relaxing winter evenings, and it’s also the perfect time to exercise your brain with Wordle.

The puzzle of today is going to be hard indeed, requiring you to interpret the color codes as you try to find out the five-letter word. Guessing the word will be fun, but also a difficult task. So, do it while you have cocoa under the beautiful lights or take a break during your busy holiday season. Test your brain with today’s Wordle!

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 8, 2025, was GRAVY.

Wordle Hints for December 9, 2025

Here are five hints for today’s Wordle word:

Meaning: A critical comment in an unpleasant way.

Word Origin: German, meaning ‘sharp.’

Pronunciation: s-n-EYE-d

Rhyming Word: Bride

Puzzle Hint: Starts with a S, ends with a E, and has two vowels.

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 9, 2025

SNIDE.

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!