What is the Wordle answer for Thursday, December 22 (#551)?

The answer to Wordle #551 on Thursday, December 22 is EXCEL — a medium-rated 5-letter word. To be exceptionally good at something; to outperform and go beyond the ordinary

Is Wordle #551 hard or easy?

Wordle #551 (December 22) 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.

Thursday, December 22, 2022#551Medium

Wordle Hints & Answer — Thursday, December 22

DailyWordHints Editorial December 22

EXCEL

Medium

The Wordle answer for Thursday, December 22 (#551) is EXCEL. 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 #551 (Thursday, December 22, 2022) is EXCEL.

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Recent Wordle answers

Date	#	Answer	Difficulty
Wednesday, December 21, 2022	#550	LUNAR	easy
Tuesday, December 20, 2022	#549	THIRD	easy
Monday, December 19, 2022	#548	SLATE	easy
Sunday, December 18, 2022	#547	TAPER	easy
Saturday, December 17, 2022	#546	CHORD	medium
Friday, December 16, 2022	#545	PROBE	easy
Thursday, December 15, 2022	#544	RIVAL	easy

Wordle #551 hints — Thursday, December 22 (12/22/22)

Here are spoiler-free clues for Wordle puzzle 551, published Thursday, December 22 (12/22/22). 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 Thursday, December 22 (#551)?: The answer to Wordle #551 on Thursday, December 22 is EXCEL — a medium-rated 5-letter word. To be exceptionally good at something; to outperform and go beyond the ordinary
Is Wordle #551 hard or easy?: Wordle #551 (December 22) 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.