Brill

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

A European flatfish related to the turbot; British slang for brilliant.

“The fishmonger had fresh brill on the slab.”

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Wordle

"Brill" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 1 vowel balance the consonants.

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"Brill" is worth 7 points before board bonuses. Aim its letters at double/triple-letter and word squares to lift the score.

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Words one letter different

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broll drill frill grill krill prill trill

Words you can make from Brill

Shorter words formed from the letters in “brill”.

bill birl

Longer words starting with Brill

Words that begin with “brill”.

brilliant

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