Word of the Day · Monday, February 9, 2026
/ˈfɪli/noun
A young female horse.
FILLY is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (I) and 4 consonants (F, L, L, Y). It repeats 1 letter, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.
It leans on high-frequency letters (I), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.