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33 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 3 places to test. DAMP keeps A, M, and P distinct after D, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
33 real matches in Wurdella
4-Letter Words Starting With D
33 playable 4-letter words begin with D, stretching alphabetically from DAMP to DUST. The first tile is already settled here, so the useful differences all sit in the remaining 3 places.
Repeated letters
5 answers repeat a letter
DEEP, DEER, DODO, and DOLL are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with DAMP, DARE, and DARK.
Reading order
The list runs from DAMP to DUST
DAMP, DARE, DARK, DASH, and DATE open the list; DUST is the final entry alphabetically.
All 33 matches from DAMP to DUST
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: DAMP opens it, DISH marks the midpoint and DUST closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- DAMP
- DARE
- DARK
- DASH
- DATE
- DAWN
- DEAL
- DEAR
- DECK
- DEEP
- DEER
- DENT
- DESK
- DIME
- DINO
- DIRT
- DISH
- DIVE
- DOCK
- DODO
- DOLL
- DOME
- DOOR
- DOVE
- DOWN
- DRAG
- DRAW
- DRIP
- DROP
- DRUM
- DUCK
- DUSK
- DUST
What separates these 33 candidates
E, R, and A appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. DAMP exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, M, and P.
Leaders in open positions
- second: E in 7 words
- third: S in 5 words
- fourth: E in 6 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 13 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 11 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 9 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 6 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
20 of the 33 matches use 1 vowel. DAMP is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 202 vowels: 13
D owns the opening square
Why DAMP is worth comparing
Keep D anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. DAMP checks 3 different follow-up letters—A, M, and P—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
DAMP belongs here because it starts with D; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when A, M, and P also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 33-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for DAMP, DARE, and DARK show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- DAMP
- Slightly wet.
- DARE
- To have the courage to do something.
- DARK
- Having little or no light, or being deep in color.
- DASH
- To move quickly or suddenly, or a short horizontal mark.
- DATE
- A particular day, month, and year.
- DAWN
- The time at which daylight first appears before sunrise.
- DEAL
- To hand out or distribute something.
- DEAR
- Loved, valued, or important to someone.
- DECK
- A flat floor or surface on a ship.
- DEEP
- Extending far downward, inward, or below a surface.
- DEER
- A hoofed grazing mammal whose males often grow antlers.
- DENT
- A small hollow or mark made in a surface by a bump or hit.
- DESK
- A piece of furniture with a flat work surface, often used for writing or studying.
- DIME
- A United States coin worth ten cents.
- DINO
- An informal short word for dinosaur.
- DIRT
- Loose earth or soil.
- DISH
- A shallow container used for serving or eating food, or a prepared item of food.
- DIVE
- To plunge headfirst into water or move sharply downward.
Keep D in front and change one other condition
From 4-Letter Words Starting With D, the nearest alternative is 4-Letter Words Starting With B, currently with 49 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
49 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With B
Open list →49 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With C
Open list →40 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With S
Open list →34 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With F
Open list →28 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With P
Open list →28 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With W
Open list →Try DAMP only with D already fixed first
Return to DAMP only when the first square is confirmed as D. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of A, M, and P has already turned gray.