Drilled

/dɹɪld/

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

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts7 letters

Definition of Drilled

verb

To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
"Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction."
To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
"They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly."
To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
"The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops."
To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
"The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions."
To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
"Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty."

verb

To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.

verb

To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
"waters drilled through a sandy stratum"

verb

To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.
To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.

Anagrams of Drilled

Words You Can Make

45 words can be made from the letters in "drilled":

6-LETTER WORDS

dilled dirled dreidl riddle rilled

5-LETTER WORDS

dried drill idled idler iller redid riled rille

4-LETTER WORDS

deil deli dell died diel dill dire dirl idle ired lied lier lire redd ride+3 more

3-LETTER WORDS

del did die eld ell ill ire led lei lid lie red rei rid

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

aahed abandoned abased abashed abated abbreviated abdicated abduced abducted abed aberrated abetted abhorred abided abjured+5 more

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