It contains two vowels.
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It's a noun — a thing, not an action or a describing word.
One letter appears twice, and those copies sit next to each other.
It begins with Q.
It ends with L.
The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
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QIL
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QUILL
noun
/kwɪl/
The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
Difficulty 6.7/10
QUILL hides a doubled L, so players who avoid testing repeats often burn a guess on near-neighbors before they commit.
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6.7/10
Wordle DNA
Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity3.6
Duplicates7.0
Ambiguity4.5
Why?
The main pressure is duplicates (7/10).
Moderate challenge: consecutive repeated letter keeps a few plausible neighbors alive longer than the word's length suggests.
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QUILL hides a doubled L, so players who avoid testing repeats often burn a guess on near-neighbors before they commit.
Letters. L appears twice in a row — the main trap. 2 vowels (U, I). L as a closer is less tested than E, T, S, or Y.
Pattern. CVVCC. Starts with Q, ends with L.
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