Wordle Today: Answer and Hints for December 1, 2025 (Puzzle #1626)

The New York Times Wordle answer for Monday, December 1, 2025, is LEACH, puzzle #1626. If you’re still solving, start with the hints below and stop before the spoiler.

Hints for Wordle #1626

Use these clues from broad to specific:

1. The answer is a verb associated with draining or removing substances such as chemicals.
2. It contains two vowels in a row.
3. It starts with L, ends with H, and has no repeated letters.

Wordle answer for December 1, 2025

Spoiler: The answer is LEACH.

What does “leach” mean?

To leach is to remove or drain a substance—such as chemicals, minerals, or salt—from something. It is different from leech, which can mean a blood-feeding parasitic worm.

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How Wordle works

Wordle asks you to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, colored tiles show how close you are:

• Green: the letter is in the answer and in the correct position.
• Yellow: the letter is in the answer, but in a different position.
• Gray: the letter does not appear in the answer.

Check the date before using an answer archive

This guide is for December 1, 2025, Wordle #1626. The puzzle dated December 1, 2024 was #1261, and its answer was MAUVE—not today’s answer.

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