December 16 Nerdle Puzzles
Every year since 2000 has its own NerdleBuddy puzzle for December 16 — 26 playable games and counting, each with a computed difficulty. A birthday on December 16? This is your personal puzzle collection.
December 16 games by year
One game per year, newest first. This year's December 16 game arrives on 2026-12-16 (dates roll over at midnight UTC).
26 puzzles (2000-01-01 to 2026-07-14).
- December 16, 2025Tuesday#9,482Hard 4/5Play →
- December 16, 2024Monday#9,117Medium 3/5Play →
- December 16, 2023Saturday#8,751Very Easy 1/5Play →
- December 16, 2022Friday#8,386Very Easy 1/5Play →
- December 16, 2021Thursday#8,021Very Hard 5/5Play →
- December 16, 2020Wednesday#7,656Easy 2/5Play →
- December 16, 2019Monday#7,290Easy 2/5Play →
- December 16, 2018Sunday#6,925Easy 2/5Play →
- December 16, 2017Saturday#6,560Medium 3/5Play →
- December 16, 2016Friday#6,195Medium 3/5Play →
- December 16, 2015Wednesday#5,829Easy 2/5Play →
- December 16, 2014Tuesday#5,464Medium 3/5Play →
- December 16, 2013Monday#5,099Medium 3/5Play →
- December 16, 2012Sunday#4,734Very Easy 1/5Play →
- December 16, 2011Friday#4,368Easy 2/5Play →
- December 16, 2010Thursday#4,003Hard 4/5Play →
- December 16, 2009Wednesday#3,638Very Easy 1/5Play →
- December 16, 2008Tuesday#3,273Hard 4/5Play →
- December 16, 2007Sunday#2,907Very Easy 1/5Play →
- December 16, 2006Saturday#2,542Easy 2/5Play →
- December 16, 2005Friday#2,177Hard 4/5Play →
- December 16, 2004Thursday#1,812Medium 3/5Play →
- December 16, 2003Tuesday#1,446Hard 4/5Play →
- December 16, 2002Monday#1,081Medium 3/5Play →
- December 16, 2001Sunday#716Very Hard 5/5Play →
- December 16, 2000Saturday#351Easy 2/5Play →
Share this day
Every December 16 since 2000 has its own Nerdle puzzle — play the whole collection.
Make It a Streak
Warm up with today's puzzle, or study the strategy guide before you take on the older years.
NerdleBuddy daily games are our own Nerdle-style puzzles, separate from the official Nerdle at nerdlegame.com. New here? Learn how to play.