kill
Kill can refer to the act of terminating a life, the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile, or the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal. As a verb, kill can mean to cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly, end or extinguish by forceful means, or be the source of great pain for.
Length
4
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
KI
Ends
ILL
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “KILL” Mean?
kill has 17 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesthe act of terminating a life
Synonyms
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
“the pilot reported two kills during the mission”
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
Verb
14 sensescause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
“This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank”
“The farmer killed a pig for the holidays”
“They want to kill the prisoners”
end or extinguish by forceful means
“Stamp out poverty!”
be fatal
“cigarettes kill”
“drunken driving kills”
be the source of great pain for
“These new shoes are killing me!”
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
“The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!”
Show 8 more verb definitions
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
“She killed the ball”
“He killed the ball”
deprive of life
“AIDS has killed thousands in Africa”
cause the death of, without intention
“She was killed in the collision of three cars”
tire out completely
“The daily stress of her work is killing her”
cause to cease operating
“kill the engine”
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
“Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods”
Synonyms for KILL
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
the act of terminating a life
Length
4 letters
Starts With
K
Ends With
L
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
K, I, L, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆KILL has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆KILL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆KILL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆KILL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCC
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
KI, IL, LL
Trigrams
KIL, ILL
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