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Scott Younker

The 10 hardest Wordles of 2025 — these are the puzzles that broke our streaks

Wordle on a smartphone screen.

After four years of hanging out in the New York Times Games app, Wordle remains incredibly popular for millions who try to guess the newest five-letter word every morning. One of the appeals of Wordle is the challenge, and seeing how your score compares with everyone else who played that day.

The New York Times' Wordlebot analyzes everyone's scores and the average number of guesses it takes to solve each day's puzzle. According to Wordlebot, these were the 10 most difficult Wordles of 2025.

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