Pill is more the American word whereas tablet is more common in Ireland and England

Pill is a general term and tablet is specific. Tablet is usually a round compressed powder. For example: Soda can mean a variety of beverages and Coca-Cola is specific to what soda. Hope that helps.

Pill and tablet are used almost interchangeably when it comes to medicine. However, they both have other uses too. Like a tablet is an iPad or one made by Samsung. Also we use pill in certain expressions like “It’s a tough pill to swallow” and you can’t replace pill with tablet.

If you are referring to medicine, they mean the same.

"Pill" is the general term for medicines that are swallowed (and aren't liquids). Tablets are one of several physical formats that pills can be. This website shows photos: https://dentagama.com/news/what-s-the-difference-between-pills-capsules-tablets-caplets-and-chewables The photos don't quite line up with the descriptions. Photo #1: Pills (a mixture of capsules, tablets, etc.) Photo #2: Capsules Photo #3: Softgels (a type of capsule) Photos #4 and #5: Tablets Photo #6: Chewables (there isn't a photo of the caplets)