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Wordle #1643

Wordle Hints and Answer for Thursday, December 18, 2025

Stuck on today's Wordle? You're in the right place! Below you'll find hints that start vague and get more specific. Try to solve it with as few hints as possible.

Today's puzzle is rated Medium difficulty. The answer is a noun with 1 vowel and uses less common letters.

Difficulty: Medium
noun

Letter Facts

Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Repeats
No
Letters
Less Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

GRAVYBLURTGUMBO

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to sports and athletic competition.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might see this activity on a field with goalposts, especially popular in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter R.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This sport involves an oval ball and players can carry it while running, unlike soccer.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with GRUBBY.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starting with R and ending with Y, this sport was named after a famous English school where it was invented.

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Answer

RUGBY

This word refers to a contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in 1823. According to popular legend, a student named William Webb Ellis picked up the ball during a football game and ran with it, inventing the sport. Today it is played worldwide and has two main variants: union and league.

Strategy Tip

When you suspect a word might be a proper noun turned common noun like today's answer, remember that place names and institution names sometimes become everyday words. Words with uncommon letter combinations like GB together can be tricky, so trying words with B in various positions can help narrow things down.