Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “Refers to a verb or auxiliary verb expressing a distinction such as actuality and possibility.”, starting with the letters mo.
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adjective
- Of or relating to modality see modality in logic
- Containing provisions as to the mode of procedure or the manner of taking effect
- Of or relating to a musical mode see mode
- Of or relating to structure as opposed to substance
- Of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical form or category characteristically indicating predication see predication of an action or state in some manner other than as a simple fact
"a modal verb"
- Of or relating to a statistical mode see mode
noun
- An auxiliary verb (such as can, must, might, may) that is characteristically used with a verb of predication and expresses a modal modification and that in English differs formally from other verbs in lacking -s and -ing forms
noun
- A verb (such as can, could, shall, should, ought to, will, or would) that is usually used with another verb to express ideas such as possibility, necessity, and permission
noun
- A verb (such as can, could, shall, should, ought to, will, or would) that is usually used with another verb to express ideas such as possibility, necessity, and permission
This clue was used on April 9, 2025.