Wordle #925 Answer – December 31, 2023

This page covers Wordle puzzle #925, played on Sunday, December 31, 2023. If you are playing it in the NYT Wordle archive, start with the hints. The answer comes after them, along with what the word means, how hard it was, and how the most popular starting words would have done.

Hints for Wordle #925

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter S.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter Y.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

No, all five letters are different.

Hint 5: Meaning

adjective — Tasting of salt.

Wordle #925 Answer

The answer to Wordle #925 on December 31, 2023 was:

SALTY

SALTY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

What Does SALTY Mean?

Salty (adjective): Tasting of salt.

How Hard Was Wordle #925?

5.3/10Medium-Hard
57%harder than this share of all 1,962 Wordles
1look-alike answers
  • Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
  • Five different letters, which suits most guessing strategies.
  • Less common letters (Y) that starting words rarely test.
  • A few look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots.

Look-alike answers: SALLY.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against SALTY

Here is the color feedback each well-known opener would have given on this puzzle, and how many past Wordle answers would still fit after that one guess. Fewer is better.

OpenerFeedbackAnswers left
SLATESLATE1
CRANECRANE114
TRACETRACE45
STARESTARE5
RAISERAISE13
AUDIOAUDIO355

On this puzzle, SLATE was the most useful opener, leaving 1 possible answer. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #925 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach SALTY. We open with SLATE, then each next guess is the word, from those still possible, that leaves the fewest options on average. Every guess fits all the clues so far, so this path is also legal in Hard Mode.

GuessFeedbackWords still possible
1. SLATESLATE1
2. SALTYSALTYSolved

Solved in 2 guesses. After SLATE, 1 everyday word still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.

Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of SALTY

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stS25.8%14.8%
2ndA39.6%12.4%
3rdL28%4.4%
4thT29.6%5.9%
5thY16.5%14.3%

On This Day in Wordle: December 31

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2025#1656SIREN
2024#1291LEMUR
2022#560MANLY
2021#195UNIFY

Wordle #925 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on December 31, 2023?

The answer to Wordle #925 on December 31, 2023 was SALTY.

Was Wordle #925 hard?

We rate it 5.3 out of 10 (Medium-Hard), harder than about 57% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #925?

Of the popular openers, SLATE did best, leaving 1 possible answer after the first guess.