Quill

/kwɪl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts5 letters

Definition of Quill

noun

The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
A pen made from a feather.
Any pen.
"He picked up his quill and wrote a poem."
A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.

verb

To pierce or be pierced with quills.
To write.
To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
To decorate with quillwork.
To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).

Anagrams of Quill

Words You Can Make

1 words can be made from the letters in "quill":

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "quill" and rearranging:

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

feather penquill pen

Rhyming Words

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