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43 verified matches
Only the ending is shared. The earlier 3 slots still vary, and BACK covers B, A, and C before the final K without wasting that comparison on the known tile.
43 real matches in Wurdella
4-Letter Words Ending In K
Fix K in the final square and 43 Wurdella words remain, from BACK to YOLK. The ending no longer needs attention; the earlier 3 places are where these candidates separate from one another.
Repeated letters
6 answers repeat a letter
BOOK, COOK, HOOK, and KICK are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with BACK, BANK, and BARK.
Reading order
The list runs from BACK to YOLK
BACK, BANK, BARK, BEAK, and BOOK open the list; YOLK is the final entry alphabetically.
All 43 matches from BACK to YOLK
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: BACK opens it, LUCK marks the midpoint and YOLK closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- BACK
- BANK
- BARK
- BEAK
- BOOK
- BUNK
- COOK
- CORK
- DARK
- DECK
- DESK
- DOCK
- DUCK
- DUSK
- FORK
- HOOK
- KICK
- LARK
- LICK
- LOCK
- LOOK
- LUCK
- MARK
- MASK
- MILK
- MINK
- NECK
- PACK
- PARK
- PECK
- PICK
- PINK
- PORK
- ROCK
- SILK
- SINK
- SOCK
- TALK
- WALK
- WEEK
- WINK
- WORK
- YOLK
What separates these 43 candidates
C, O, and A appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. BACK exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: B, A, and C.
Leaders in open positions
- first: B in 6 words
- second: O in 13 words
- third: C in 14 words
Movable letters seen most often
- C appears outside the fixed clue in 16 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 13 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 12 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
37 of the 43 matches use 1 vowel. BACK is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 372 vowels: 6
K closes every answer
Read BACK from right to left
Hold K at the end and work backward through the evidence. Before that known tile, BACK tests B, A, and C without a duplicate. Check those letters against the earliest open squares first, because that is where similar endings usually part company.
The final K earns BACK a place on this page. The earlier letters still need to satisfy your greens, yellows and exclusions before the word deserves a turn.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 43-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for BACK, BANK, and BARK show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- BACK
- The rear part of the body from the shoulders downward.
- BANK
- A place where money can be kept, borrowed, or managed.
- BARK
- The sharp sound made by a dog, or the protective outer covering of a tree trunk.
- BEAK
- The hard pointed mouth of a bird.
- BOOK
- A written or printed work made of pages bound together.
- BUNK
- A narrow bed, often one of two stacked beds.
- COOK
- To prepare food by heating it.
- CORK
- A light material from tree bark often used to seal bottles.
- DARK
- Having little or no light, or being deep in color.
- DECK
- A flat floor or surface on a ship.
- DESK
- A piece of furniture with a flat work surface, often used for writing or studying.
- DOCK
- A structure where boats can stop to load, unload, or tie up.
- DUCK
- A waterbird with a broad bill and webbed feet.
- DUSK
- The darker part of evening just after sunset.
- FORK
- A utensil with several prongs used for eating or serving food.
- HOOK
- A curved piece used for catching or holding things.
- KICK
- To strike or propel something with the foot.
- LARK
- A small songbird often found in open countryside.
Hold the final K and adjust the earlier evidence
From 4-Letter Words Ending In K, the nearest alternative is 4-Letter Words Ending In E, currently with 90 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
Work backward through BACK
Start with the last square: if K is not fixed there, leave this list. If it is, compare B, A, and C in BACK with the earlier tiles and remove the word at the first contradiction.