July 17, 2026#1854
Wordle hints & answer
Wordle is a daily word-guessing game: six tries to find a secret five-letter word. After each guess, tiles turn green (right letter, right spot), yellow (right letter, wrong spot) or gray (not in the word). Everyone in the world gets the same word each day.
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's word shows up constantly in courtrooms, contracts, and government paperwork.
Hint 2 of 5
It describes something that is allowed or sanctioned under a country's rules, not banned.
Hint 3 of 5
Its opposite is "illegal" or "unlawful".
Hint 4 of 5
The word starts and ends with the same letter and contains two vowels, one of which repeats.
Hint 5 of 5
Think of phrases like "___ advice" or "___ tender".
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
LEGAL
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