Take a Quick Brain Break With Today’s Wordle Challenge and Sharpen Your Word Skills

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Today is December 12, and after an active, hectic start, many people want a quick mental reset. Today’s Wordle is just perfect for such a short break, the moment to take a breath, freshen up, and practice one’s word-guessing skills before going back to the daily routine.

Make a guess and savor this little mental exercise before plunging back into the December rush!

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.

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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.

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Past Wordle Answer

Yesterday’s Wordle Answer for December 11, 2025, was GUESS.

Wordle Hints for December 12, 2025

Here are five hints for today’s Wordle word:

Meaning: A heavy motorized vehicle for transporting cargo.

Word Origin: Medieval Latin, meaning ‘wheel.’

Pronunciation: trr-ck

Rhyming Word: LUCK

Puzzle Hint: Starts with a T, ends with a K, and has one 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 12, 2025

TRUCK.

Wordle Answer for December 12, 2025

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!