Wordle Answer for December 24, 2025
The Wordle for December 24, 2025 solved to SPOOL. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
SPOOL
What spool means
A cylinder or reel on which thread, wire, tape, or film is wound for storage, handling, or use in a machine.
Where the word comes from
From Middle Dutch *spole*, likely from Old Norse *spóla*, meaning a wooden pin or bobbin. The Norse term may derive from Proto-Germanic *spulaz*, related to spinning and winding thread. The word entered English around the 16th century, originally describing the cylindrical device on which thread or yarn is wound, and later extended to other cylindrical reels used in machinery.
Hints for December 24, 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 spool
- bobbin
- reel
- roller
- winding
- coil
- scroll
- roll
- film
Used in a sentence
The fishing line unwound quickly from the _____ as he cast his rod into the river.
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