Today's Puzzle
Sunday, July 12, 2026
7*12=84. A classic multiplication! Nerdle-worthy!
Henry David Thoreau was born today in 1817. 'Simplify, simplify.' Good Nerdle advice.
Spoiler-Free Hints#
Stuck? Reveal one hint at a time — each narrows this puzzle down without giving away the answer.
Hint 1: Where is the equals sign?tap to reveal
The equals sign is at position 6 (counting from 1). That means the result is 2 digits long.
Hint 2: Which operators appear?tap to reveal
The equation uses exactly one operator: subtraction (−).
Hint 3: What does it start with?tap to reveal
The equation starts with the digit 4.
About Today's Puzzle#
Welcome to NerdleBuddy's daily puzzle for July 12, 2026. Each day features a unique 8-character mathematical equation to solve. Use our real-time hints to improve your strategy and see how your solution compares to the mathematically optimal path.
Today's game is NerdleBuddy puzzle #9,690 — the Sunday edition for day 193 of 2026. Optimal play solves it in 3 guesses, making it a medium puzzle — 77.8% of all NerdleBuddy games share this difficulty.
This is a NerdleBuddy original — our own daily equation, separate from the official Nerdle at nerdlegame.com. Same rules, same fun, plus built-in hints and unlimited practice.
New to Nerdle? Learn the rules in our how-to-play guide, then start with our recommended opening equation 48-32=16 - it's statistically the best first guess in our model, reducing 17,723 possible answers to around 31 in expectation.
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Can you solve today's NerdleBuddy #9690?