‘Wordle’ Today #1,284 Answer, Hints and Clues for Tuesday, December 24

As Santa and his elves are busy getting ready to spread Christmas joy this evening, we’re keeping occupied with Wordle.

The daily word game is published by The New York Times who bought the puzzle in early 2022 after it went viral in October 2021.

Wordle was created by Josh Wardle, a Welsh-born engineer who made it as a gift for his girlfriend who loved playing word puzzles.

“The game has gotten bigger than I ever imagined,” Wardle said in a statement following the sale of Wordle to The New York Times. “I’d be lying if I said this hasn’t been a little overwhelming. After all, I am just one person.”

A new word appears at midnight in players’ respective time zones, but if one game a day is not enough for you, subscribers can access to more than 1,000 past puzzles from the official Wordle archive on the web and in the NYT Games app.

“We are thrilled to unlock the official Wordle archive for our subscribers,” Jonathan Knight, head of games at The New York Times, said in May. “This expansion is not just about playing past puzzles; it’s about deepening the connection our community has with Wordle and with each other.”

How To Play ‘Wordle’

Players are tasked with guessing a mystery five-letter word—and must do so in six attempts or fewer. They are helped along with a color-coded tile system: green means they have got the letter correct; yellow shows the letter appears in the word but is in the wrong spot; and, finally, a gray tile indicates that the letter does not appear in the word at all.

Below are some clues to help you solve Tuesday’s game, but be warned that the answer appears below that at the end of the article, so please scroll with caution.

‘Wordle’ #1,284 Hints and Clues for Tuesday, December 24

Hint #1: This word contains two different vowels.

Hint #2: There is one repeated letter, which is one of the vowels.

Hint #3: Tuesday’s answer is a large bird.

Hint #4: The Wordle answer for Tuesday is a noun and verb.

Hint #5: It begins with the letter “E.”

‘Wordle’ #1,284 Answer for Tuesday, December 24

The answer to Tuesday’s Wordle is “Eagle.”

Congratulations if you figured out the answer! But please don’t worry if not because Wordle updates every day at midnight in your local time zone, at which point the next puzzle becomes available. Newsweek will be back tomorrow with another round of hints and tips.

In the meantime, you could try your hand at Connections—another popular game from The New York Times, for which Newsweek also provides daily hints.