modal auxiliary verb

NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH M

modal auxiliary verb is a valid 20-letter word worth 36 points in Scrabble and 41 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3O1D2A1L1A1U1X8I1L1I1A1R1Y4V4E1R1B3
3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 =36 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 72TRIPLE WORD → 108
MEANING

What does modal auxiliary verb mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality.