Is GILLS a Wordle Word?

Yes. GILLS is a valid Wordle word.

It is not on the Wordle answer list, so it is unlikely to be a daily answer.

Plurals ending in S are almost never chosen as Wordle answers.

What does GILLS mean?

/ɡɪlz/

noun

  1. (animal anatomy) a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
  2. (of a fish) a gill slit or gill cover“Gill nets are designed to catch a fish by the gills.”
  3. One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, on the surface of which the spore-producing organs are borne
3 more noun definitions
  1. (animal anatomy) the fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle
  2. The flesh under or about the chin; a wattle
  3. (spinning) one of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments

verb

  1. To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it
  2. To catch (a fish) in a gillnet
  3. To be or become entangled in a gillnet

noun

  1. A drink measure for spirits and wine (size varies regionally but it is about one quarter of a pint)
  2. A measuring jug holding a quarter or half a pint

noun

  1. Rivulet
  2. Ravine

noun

  1. A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber

noun

  1. A leech

noun

  1. A female ferret
  2. A promiscuous woman; harlot, wanton
  3. A prostitute

verb

  1. To act as a prostitute.

Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.

GILLS in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 83% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
I
Unique letters
4 of 5Repeats L
Common letters
I, L

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