Wordle #1489

Wordle Hints and Answer for Thursday, July 17, 2025

Stuck on today's Wordle? You're in the right place! Below you'll find hints that start vague and get more specific. Try to solve it with as few hints as possible.

Today's puzzle is rated Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a adjective with 2 vowels and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Hard

adjective

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Fairly Common

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Recommended Starting Words

ADMINLOAMMEDAL

Hints

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Starting Hint

This word relates to forms, types, or ways of doing something. Think about categories or variations.

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Getting Warmer

You might encounter this word in discussions about music, logic, grammar, or user interface design. It describes a specific kind or style.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter M.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

In web design, a blank window or dialog box that pops up requiring your attention before you can continue is called a blank window.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with YODEL.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with M and ends with L. In music theory, this adjective describes scales that are neither purely major nor minor, often used to describe jazz and folk melodies.

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Answer

MODAL

MODAL is an adjective relating to mode or form. In music, modal scales like Dorian or Phrygian create distinctive sounds different from standard major and minor keys. In computing and web design, a modal dialog is a window that requires user interaction before returning to the main application. The word comes from the Latin 'modus' meaning manner or measure.

Strategy Tip

Today's word uses some of the most common letters in English, which can actually make it tricky since many words share these letters. When you have common letters confirmed, focus on their positioning and try different arrangements rather than hunting for unusual letters.