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Updated June 2026
a period of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours
“The nurses kept vigil at the patient's bedside.”
/ˈvɪdʒəl/
vig·il
"Vigil" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.
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