Wordle Answer for July 17, 2025
On July 17, 2025, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to MODAL. 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
MODAL
What modal means
A way of expressing possibility, necessity, permission, or obligation through auxiliary verbs like "can," "must," "should," or "may," or relating to form and structure rather than substance or content.
Where the word comes from
Modal comes from the Medieval Latin *modalis*, derived from Latin *modus*, meaning "manner" or "mode." The Latin root ultimately traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *med-, which carried notions of measuring or moderating. In English, the word acquired philosophical and logical meanings related to the way something exists or is expressed, before extending to linguistic and grammatical contexts in the modern era.
Hints for July 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 modal
- normal
- average
- multimodal
- mode
- dominant
- intermodal
- multi-modal
- conditional
Used in a sentence
The musician explained that the melody uses a _____ scale rather than traditional major and minor patterns.
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