5-Letter Words Matching _ _ I L L

23 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ I L L, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words23 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

chill
skill
swill
spill
still
quill
grill
drill
krill
frill

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (13)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

brill
ifill
maill
meill
neill
phill
prill
shill
thill
trill
twill
weill
whill

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 23 matches.

Most common letters

i23
l23
r7
h5
s5
t4
w4
e3
p3
f2

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 18 with 1 unique vowel
  • 5 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ll · 23 words

Strategy

10 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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