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Quills

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of quill, meaning writing implements fashioned from large bird feathers, or the hollow defensive spines of a porcupine.

Before the invention of the steel nib, scholars wrote their manuscripts with goose quills.

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Wordle

QUI opening with double L and S, the LL pattern is common in Wordle and worth guessing early to confirm

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Scrabble

Q (10 pts) with double L and S, a moderate scorer but the QUI opening is the main asset on the rack

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