spill
Spill can refer to a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction, the act of allowing a fluid to escape, or a sudden drop from an upright position. As a verb, spill can mean to cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container, flow, run or fall out and become lost, or cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
10
Starts
SP
Ends
ILL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SPILL” Mean?
/spɪl/
spill has 10 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensesVerb
6 sensesflow, run or fall out and become lost
“The milk spilled across the floor”
“The wine spilled onto the table”
“Water and oil spill into the bowl”
pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities
“shed tears”
“spill blood”
“God shed His grace on Thee”
Synonyms
reveal information
“If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!”
“The former employee spilled all the details”
Synonyms
reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
liquid that is spilled
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
L
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
S, P, 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
★★★☆☆SPILL has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SPILL 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
★★★★☆SPILL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SPILL 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
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDD
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
SP, PI, IL, LL
Trigrams
SPI, PIL, ILL
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