Wordle Answer for October 12, 2025
Players who opened Wordle on October 12, 2025 were trying to land on WOUND. We've kept the day's hints around so you can revisit them — or use the archive to settle a debate about a tricky past puzzle.
The answer
WOUND
What wound means
An injury to the body caused by violence, accident, or surgery where the skin or other tissue is cut, pierced, or torn.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *wund*, related to Old Norse *und* and German *Wunde*. These Germanic words trace back to Proto-Germanic *wundiz*, which may be connected to an Indo-European root meaning "to tear" or "to rend." The verb form "to wind" (as in coiling rope) comes from a different Old English root *windan*, also Germanic, meaning to turn or twist.
Hints for October 12, 2025
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of wound
- spite
- hurt
- lesion
- coiled
- injury
- offend
- injure
- wounding
Used in a sentence
The doctor carefully cleaned the _____ on my knee before applying antiseptic and a bandage.
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