Wordle Answer for September 17, 2025
The Wordle for September 17, 2025 solved to TEETH. Below are the starting-word hints for every turn count, plus the meaning and origin of the word itself.
The answer
TEETH
What teeth means
The hard, white structures in your mouth used for biting and chewing food.
Where the word comes from
From Old English tēþ, plural of tōþ, going back to Proto-Germanic *tanthuz. This root is shared across Germanic languages (German Zahn, Swedish tand) and traces further to an Indo-European root *h₃dont- meaning "tooth," which also produced Latin dēns and Greek odóus. The irregularity of the English plural—teeth instead of *tooths—preserves an ancient vowel shift from the singular.
Hints for September 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 teeth
- effectiveness
- authority
- clutches
- chattering
- boom
- baby
- mama
- bite
Used in a sentence
The dentist noticed my child had developed several cavities between the back _____.
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