Wordle #1299, which appears in today, January 8‘s edition of the New York Times, can now be solved. Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle invented the NYT word game, which offers players six chances to guess a five-letter word correctly.

The popularity of Wordle has also inspired spin-offs and clones. Variants like Quordle (four puzzles at once), Heardle (a music-based guessing game), and even Worldle (geography-themed) have emerged,

The answer for the December 23, 2024, “Wordle” is “sauna.” A sauna is a room or location for people to lounge in during wet heat sessions. Normally, saunas as used for relaxation. Sometimes, the word “sauna” can be used to describe a hot place, even if it’s not actually a sauna.