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17 verified matches
Only the ending is shared. The earlier 3 slots still vary, and BEAR covers B, E, and A before the final R without wasting that comparison on the known tile.
17 real matches in Wurdella
4-Letter Words Ending In R
Fix R in the final square and 17 Wurdella words remain, from BEAR to YOUR. The ending no longer needs attention; the earlier 3 places are where these candidates separate from one another.
Repeated letters
3 answers repeat a letter
DEER, DOOR, and EVER each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with BEAR, BOAR, and DEAR.
Reading order
The list runs from BEAR to YOUR
BEAR, BOAR, DEAR, DEER, and DOOR open the list; YOUR is the final entry alphabetically.
All 17 matches from BEAR to YOUR
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: BEAR opens it, FOUR marks the midpoint and YOUR closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- BEAR
- BOAR
- DEAR
- DEER
- DOOR
- EVER
- FAIR
- FEAR
- FOUR
- GEAR
- HAIR
- NEAR
- OVER
- PEAR
- POUR
- STAR
- YOUR
What separates these 17 candidates
A, E, and O appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. BEAR exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: B, E, and A.
Leaders in open positions
- first: D in 3 words
- second: E in 7 words
- third: A in 8 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 9 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 6 candidates
- D appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- F appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
16 of the 17 matches use 2 vowels. BEAR is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 12 vowels: 16
R closes every answer
Read BEAR from right to left
Hold R at the end and work backward through the evidence. Before that known tile, BEAR tests B, E, and A without a duplicate. Check those letters against the earliest open squares first, because that is where similar endings usually part company.
The final R earns BEAR 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 17-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for BEAR, BOAR, and DEAR show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- BEAR
- A large, heavy mammal with thick fur belonging to the family Ursidae.
- BOAR
- An adult male pig or wild pig.
- DEAR
- Loved, valued, or important to someone.
- DEER
- A hoofed grazing mammal whose males often grow antlers.
- DOOR
- A movable barrier used to open or close an entrance.
- EVER
- At any time.
- FAIR
- Treating people equally and reasonably.
- FEAR
- The feeling of being afraid.
- FOUR
- The number 4.
- GEAR
- Equipment or items needed for an activity.
- HAIR
- Fine threadlike strands that grow from the skin of humans and other mammals.
- NEAR
- At or within a short distance.
- OVER
- Above or across something.
- PEAR
- A sweet fruit with a rounded base and narrower top.
- POUR
- To make a liquid flow from one container into another place.
- STAR
- A massive luminous sphere of hot gas in space.
- YOUR
- Belonging to or connected with the person being spoken to.
Hold the final R and adjust the earlier evidence
From 4-Letter Words Ending In R, 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 BEAR
Start with the last square: if R is not fixed there, leave this list. If it is, compare B, E, and A in BEAR with the earlier tiles and remove the word at the first contradiction.