5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

TRILL

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /tɹɪl/[t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪl]/tɾɪl/

Noun

A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

Noun

A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.

Verb

To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.

Verb

To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.

“to trill a note, or the letter r”

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 TRILL performs as a guess

Wordle accepts TRILL 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 82.7% of games, misses completely in 17.3%, and leaves about 163 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,136 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.67 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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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 _R__L R in the 2nd position and L in the 5th position

Try next

SAYNE SORER SAUCE SLANE CANOE SINCE
Words starting with T Words ending with L

First-turn measures

4.69 Entropy (bits)
163 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.1% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How TRILL 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.

3.67 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#5,136 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, TRILL ranks #5,136 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
43
3 guesses
920
4 guesses
1,172
5 guesses
199
6 guesses
18

Composition

4/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ILRT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
34%
All gray
17%

Feedback distribution

84 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

408
282
191
174
130
124
78
77
62
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TRILL:

17% chance
Suggested:
SAYNE
12% chance
Suggested:
SORER
8% chance
Suggested:
SAUCE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.3% →
SAYNE 5.80 bits
12.0% →
SORER 5.24 bits
8.1% →
SAUCE 5.59 bits
7.4% →
SLANE 5.32 bits
5.5% →
CANOE 4.88 bits
5.3% →
SINCE 5.03 bits
3.3% →
SAREE 4.63 bits
3.3% →
SHONE 5.08 bits
2.6% →
DITCH 3.89 bits
2.5% →
SANED 4.40 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1R1I1L1L1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 7 points

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