5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

THILL

THILL is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 89.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /θɪl/

Noun

One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.

Noun

The shallow stratum of underclay that lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal-seam.

Alternative forms: fill

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

How THILL performs as a guess

Wordle accepts THILL as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 72.0% of games, misses completely in 28.0%, and leaves about 260 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #8,184 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.72 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

T___L T in the 1st position and L in the 5th position T__L_ T in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _H__L H in the 2nd position and L in the 5th position

Try next

AROSE SOARE RINSE PRONE CARSE SENOR
Words starting with T Words ending with L

First-turn measures

4.28 Entropy (bits)
260 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
89.0% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How THILL performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.72 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#8,184 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, THILL ranks #8,184 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
41
3 guesses
866
4 guesses
1,169
5 guesses
253
6 guesses
23

Composition

4/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ILT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
72%
Green tile
31%
All gray
28%

Feedback distribution

78 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

660
235
193
173
115
97
68
66
63
62
50
46
42
36
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing THILL:

28% chance
Suggested:
AROSE
10% chance
Suggested:
SOARE
8% chance
Suggested:
SOARE

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

28.0% →
AROSE 6.02 bits
10.0% →
SOARE 5.81 bits
8.2% →
SOARE 5.36 bits
7.3% →
RINSE 5.33 bits
4.9% →
PRONE 5.03 bits
4.1% →
CARSE 5.12 bits
2.9% →
SENOR 4.76 bits
2.8% →
RANCE 4.73 bits
2.7% →
CARSE 5.09 bits
2.6% →
RATIO 4.37 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for THILL; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

T1H4I1L1L1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.