Hilting
7 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of hilt, referring to the act of fitting or attaching a handle to a sword or dagger.
“The swordsmith spent hours hilting the blade, wrapping the grip with leather and fixing the pommel carefully in place.”
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Wordle
Ends in LTING, a consonant cluster also found in tilting and wilting. The H at the start is the key Wordle differentiator
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Scores around 11 points. The TL combination in the middle can be hard to spot but is a valid and useful placement
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