trill
Trill can refer to a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it or the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant ‘r’) with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula. As a verb, trill can mean to pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme /r/ or sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below.
Length
5
Scrabble
5
WWF
7
Starts
TR
Ends
ILL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “TRILL” Mean?
/tɹɪl/
trill has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesa note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Synonyms
the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant ‘r’) with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula
“he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill”
Verb
2 sensesScrabble Score
5
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Length
5 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
L
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
T, R, I, L, L
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆TRILL has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆TRILL 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
★★★★☆TRILL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆TRILL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
T
Letter Pattern
ABCDD
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
TR, RI, IL, LL
Trigrams
TRI, RIL, ILL
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