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Looking for the New York Times Wordle answer for Wednesday, December 3, 2025? This is Wordle #1,628. Hints appear first, followed by the answer below a spoiler warning.
Wordle #1,628 hints for December 3, 2025
- Light hint: The answer relates to speed or urgency.
- Stronger hint: It describes acting quickly or being in a hurry.
- It starts with H.
- It ends with E.
- It contains two vowels: A and E.
- No letters are repeated.
Today’s Wordle clue
This word describes hurry, urgency, or excessive speed. Someone who acts this way may be moving quickly because there is little time to spare.
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Example: “She finished the task in haste.”
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Spoiler alert: The solution to Wordle #1,628 follows.
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Today’s Wordle answer for December 3, 2025
The answer is HASTE.
WordFinder, ABP Live, and Forbes independently reported HASTE for Wednesday, December 3, 2025. WordFinder’s clue and answer coverage and Forbes’ report both identify it as Wordle #1,628.
What does “haste” mean?
Haste is a noun meaning hurry, urgency, or rapid action. It can also suggest that something was done too quickly, as in the phrase “more haste, less speed.”
How difficult was today’s Wordle?
The supplied coverage confirms the answer and clue details but does not provide a reliable, measurable difficulty rating. It is therefore better not to label this puzzle objectively easy or hard.
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The answer for Tuesday, December 2, 2025, was CACTI. That previous-answer detail is reported in ABP Live’s Wordle coverage.
Why the year matters
“December 3” is ambiguous because Wordle uses a different answer each year. If you meant another archive date, the documented answers include:
- December 3, 2024 — Wordle #1,263: SHAKY, meaning unstable, trembling, fragile, or unreliable. See PC Gamer’s 2024 report.
- December 3, 2023 — Wordle #897: ADAPT, meaning to adjust to changed circumstances. See PC Gamer’s 2023 report.
- December 3, 2022 — Wordle #532: TORSO, the central section of the human body. See PC Gamer’s 2022 report.
Using the full date and puzzle number is especially useful for readers in different time zones, since the daily puzzle may appear on different local calendar dates.
How to play Wordle
Wordle gives you six attempts to identify a hidden five-letter word. After each guess:
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- Gray means the letter does not appear in the answer.
You can play the puzzle on the official New York Times Wordle page. A practical approach is to use early guesses that test common vowels and consonants, but no single starting word is guaranteed to be best.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Wordle answer for December 3, 2025?
The answer is HASTE for Wordle #1,628, dated Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
How many vowels are in HASTE?
HASTE contains two vowels: A and E.
Does HASTE have any repeated letters?
No. All five letters in HASTE are different.
What was yesterday’s Wordle answer?
CACTI was the answer for Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
The Bottom Line
For Wednesday, December 3, 2025, Wordle #1,628’s answer is HASTE.
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