Today’s Wordle #1629: Hints and Answer for Thursday, December 4
Get today’s NYT Wordle hints and answer for December 4, 2025 (Puzzle #1629). Check clues, strategy tips, and the full solution to keep your Wordle streak alive.
NYT Wordle #1629: Today’s hints, clues, and the final answer for December 4, 2025.
If you’re struggling with today’s Wordle puzzle, you’re not alone. Whether you’re aiming to maintain your winning streak or simply need a nudge in the right direction, we’ve got all the hints and the final answer for Wordle #1629, published on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
Before we dive into today’s word, here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s riddle:
“I'm surrounded by water, but I never drink. I can swim for miles, but I never breathe. I have only one eye, but I never blink.”
The answer was submarine — a fun nod to the classic tune about the “yellow submarine.”
Today’s Bonus Wordle
With custom Wordles now possible, a bonus challenge accompanies each daily guide.
Bonus Wordle details:
- Word length: 6 letters
- Hint: Represents something, often indirectly or visually
- Clue: Contains a double letter
Yesterday’s bonus Wordle answer was FOUR.
How to Play Wordle
Wordle is a daily five-letter word challenge in which players have six chances to identify the correct word. After each guess, tiles change color to help you narrow down your options:
- Green: Correct letter in the right spot
- Yellow: Correct letter in the wrong spot
- Gray: Letter not in the word
Many players also check their performance using Wordle Bot or engage in friendly competitions with friends and family.
Hints for Today’s Wordle (#1629)
- General Hint: A pretty flower.
- Clue: The word starts and ends with a consonant.
Wordle Bot’s suggested start: SLATE
Author’s starting word: CRATE (leaving 108 possible words)
Proceed only if you want the answer revealed below.
Today’s Wordle Answer (December 4, 2025)
✓ The answer is: TULIP
The final guess landed quickly today. After CRATE and SOUND, the remaining possibilities pointed strongly toward flower-related terms. Following intuition, TULIP fit perfectly—and was correct.
Wordle Bot Analysis
Starting with CRATE left 108 potential solutions.
A second guess of SOUND reduced the pool to six. With options like TUMMY, TUBBY, and several ending in “UILT,” TULIP emerged as the most promising—and proved to be the right choice.
Competitive Wordle Score (Author vs. Bot)
Author: 3 guesses (1 point) + beating the Bot (1 point) = 2 points
Wordle Bot: 4 guesses (0 points) + loss (–1 point) = –1 point
December totals:
- Erik: 4
- Wordle Bot: 1
- Wordle Etymology: “Tulip”
The word tulip originates from the Turkish term tülbend, meaning “turban.” Early botanists believed the flower resembled a turban, and the word eventually entered English through the French tulipe in the 1500s.
