drill
Drill commonly means to make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool, train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons, or learn by repetition. As a noun, drill can refer to similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored, systematic training by multiple repetitions, or a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows).
Length
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
8
Starts
DR
Ends
ILL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DRILL” Mean?
drill has 9 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensesa tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
systematic training by multiple repetitions
“practice makes perfect”
Synonyms
(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
Verb
5 sensesmake a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
“don't drill here, there's a gas pipe”
“drill a hole into the wall”
“drill for oil”
“carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall”
Synonyms
train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
teach by repetition
undergo military training or do military exercises
Synonyms for DRILL
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
Length
5 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
L
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
D, R, I, L, L
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆DRILL has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆DRILL is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DRILL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DRILL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDD
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
DR, RI, IL, LL
Trigrams
DRI, RIL, ILL
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