Wordle Answer for March 17, 2025
On March 17, 2025, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to LASSO. Here's the full breakdown — hints for each turn count, the definition, and the supporting clues we generated when this puzzle was live.
The answer
LASSO
What lasso means
A rope with a loop at one end, used especially by cowboys to catch horses and cattle by throwing the loop around their necks or bodies.
Where the word comes from
From Spanish *lazo*, meaning "knot" or "snare," which comes from Latin *laqueus*, also meaning "snare" or "noose." The word entered English in the early 1800s through contact with Spanish-speaking peoples in the American Southwest and Mexico, where vaqueros used the rope tool extensively for cattle herding.
Hints for March 17, 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 lasso
- riata
- lariat
- reata
- rope
- aso
- lassoo
- catch-rope
- catch rope
Used in a sentence
The cowboy swung his _____ above his head before throwing it at the runaway horse.
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