'Wordle' Today #918 Answer, Hints and Clues for Sunday, December 24 Game

Wordle continues to attract players to its daily English-language word puzzle following its release to the public in 2021.

New York-based software engineer Josh Wardle initially created the game as something for him and his partner to do during the COVID-19 lockdown and amassed a player base of millions within months.

Wordle's meteoric rise in popularity led The New York Times to step in and purchase the puzzle game for an undisclosed seven-figure sum in January 2022.

Part of Wordle's success can be attributed to its simple gameplay loop where players try to solve the five-letter word in six attempts or fewer.

Players make use of a color-coded system to help them work out the word, with a green tile indicating the letter is correct and in the correct position, a yellow one means the letter is in the word but in the wrong place. If the letter is not in the word at all, the tile will turn gray.

Erhan Aslan, an expert in applied linguistics who also teaches at the University of Reading in the U.K. gave some advice to Wordle players in a previous interview with Newsweek.

"One thing that I think is important in this game is the starting word chosen," he said. "Starting off with words that include commonly used vowels, for example, e and a, consonants such as r and t, and sound sequences might be helpful."

"Choosing a word that starts with q, z, j, or x, for instance, may not be the best choice. As you get more feedback after a few guesses, users need to draw on some knowledge of phonics to narrow down or eliminate some words that they might be thinking."

Newsweek will share some clues below for today's Wordle puzzle. The answer will be revealed at the end of the article, so please scroll down with caution if you want to work it out for yourself.

Wordle #918, Clues for Sunday, December 24

Newsweek has put together five hints to help you figure out today's Wordle puzzle.

Hint #1: According to Merriam-Webster, today's answer is a noun.

Hint #2: Today's answer contains two other words.

Hint #3: The answer could also be used as a name for a person.

Hint #4: You might associate this word with virtue.

Hint #5: Today's answer starts with a "G."

Wordle #918 Answer for Sunday, December 24

Today's Wordle answer is "Grace."

Did you guess the answer correctly? If not, don't worry as Wordle will return tomorrow with the next puzzle.

What Does Grace Mean?

According to Merriam-Webster grace is a "virtue coming from God," or an "unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification."

An example of grace used in a sentence is: "She walked across the stage with effortless grace."