What is the Wordle answer for Saturday, December 25 (#189)?

The answer to Wordle #189 on Saturday, December 25 is PICKY — a medium-rated 5-letter word. Someone overly selective or difficult to satisfy 🔍

Is Wordle #189 hard or easy?

Wordle #189 (December 25) is rated Medium. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.

When is the Wordle answer updated each day?

A new Wordle opens at midnight in your local time. We pre-stage each day's hints and answer so they're live the moment the puzzle resets.

What's a good Wordle starting word?

Strong openers like CRANE, SLATE or AUDIO test several common letters at once. Pair the first hint above with your opener to zero in quickly.

Saturday, December 25, 2021#189Medium

Wordle Hints & Answer — Saturday, December 25

DailyWordHints Editorial December 25

PICKY

Medium

The Wordle answer for Saturday, December 25 (#189) is PICKY. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.

Hints

1Vowel count
2First letter
3Last letter
4Repeated letters?
5Second letter

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Today’s Wordle answer

The answer to Wordle #189 (Saturday, December 25, 2021) is PICKY.

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Friday, December 24, 2021	#188	WEARY	easy
Thursday, December 23, 2021	#187	GRIPE	easy
Wednesday, December 22, 2021	#186	CRAZE	easy
Tuesday, December 21, 2021	#185	PLUCK	medium
Monday, December 20, 2021	#184	BRAKE	easy
Sunday, December 19, 2021	#183	BATON	easy
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Wordle #189 hints — Saturday, December 25 (12/25/21)

Here are spoiler-free clues for Wordle puzzle 189, published Saturday, December 25 (12/25/21). Start with the first hint and work down — only move to the next if you're still stuck.

How to use these hints

Each hint gets a little more direct — the first is a cryptic clue, the second narrows the meaning, the third is a near-giveaway. The answer is kept safely below the fold.

Make your six guesses count

Open with a word rich in common letters to map the vowels fast. Don't burn a guess repeating a grey letter — every clue here is designed to save you a turn.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Wordle answer for Saturday, December 25 (#189)?: The answer to Wordle #189 on Saturday, December 25 is PICKY — a medium-rated 5-letter word. Someone overly selective or difficult to satisfy 🔍
Is Wordle #189 hard or easy?: Wordle #189 (December 25) is rated Medium. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.
When is the Wordle answer updated each day?: A new Wordle opens at midnight in your local time. We pre-stage each day's hints and answer so they're live the moment the puzzle resets.
What's a good Wordle starting word?: Strong openers like CRANE, SLATE or AUDIO test several common letters at once. Pair the first hint above with your opener to zero in quickly.