The New York Times Wordle for Saturday, December 14, 2024, was puzzle #1274. Its answer was DROOL. Use the clues below one at a time if you want to solve it before revealing the answer.
Hints for Wordle #1274
- The answer has five letters.
- It has two vowels, both the same letter, and at least one repeated letter.
- The vowels are both O, in the middle of a consonant-vowel-vowel-consonant pattern: CCVVC.
- The word begins with D and ends with a consonant.
- Think of saliva flowing or falling from someone’s mouth.
Wordle #1274 answer
Spoiler: The answer to Wordle #1274 on December 14, 2024, was DROOL.
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About the December 14, 2024 puzzle
This is a historical answer, not a current daily Wordle. Xfire and Parade’s date-specific guides both identify DROOL as the solution for puzzle #1274 (Xfire; Parade). Wordle Today’s archive places #1274 on Saturday, December 14, 2024 (archive).
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