The Double-Letter Danger

Why words like SKILL are so hard to crack

Published 2026-03-18 Updated 2026-08-21

Double-letter words are among the hardest Wordle answers to solve. When a letter appears twice, a single guess tells you less — and valid candidates stay stubbornly high. SKILL, ABBEY, TOOTH are waiting to trip you up.

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