Wordle #1628 Answer for December 3, 2025: Hints and Solution

Spoiler warning: This page covers the archived Wordle puzzle for Wednesday, December 3, 2025, game #1628—not today’s current puzzle. If you’re solving that specific game, start with the hints below and stop before the answer reveal.

Hints for Wordle #1628

• The answer is a five-letter word with two vowels and three consonants.
• It has no repeated letters.
• It starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel.
• Its meaning is connected to speed or urgency.
• Complete the saying: “_____ makes waste.”

How to use the clues

The pattern is consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel (CVCCV). The meaning and saying clue narrow the possibilities further. In Wordle, you have up to six guesses to find the hidden five-letter word. Green tiles mark a correct letter in the correct position, yellow tiles mark a letter in the answer but in another position, and gray tiles mark a letter that is absent.

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Wordle #1628 answer

Spoiler: The answer to the December 3, 2025 puzzle is HASTE.

HASTE means speed or urgency. The letters fit the pattern H-A-S-T-E, with two vowels and no repeats. Xfire characterizes this puzzle as normal difficulty; that is the publisher’s assessment, not an official New York Times rating. Xfire’s December 3 Wordle archive, WordFinder’s puzzle guide, Parade’s hint and answer page, and TechRadar’s past-answer archive agree on the answer and puzzle date.

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