Pattern size
6 words fit both edges
2 tiles remain unsettled. DARK fills them with A and R, so it is a useful word to compare with the exact letters your board has kept or rejected.
6 real matches in Wurdella
4-Letter Words Starting With D and Ending In K
D at the front and K at the end leave 6 complete answers, running alphabetically from DARK to DUSK. Only the 2 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
No answer spends a tile twice
Every match uses distinct letters. That makes DARK, DECK, and DESK especially easy to compare against a board where duplicate feedback has not appeared.
Reading order
DARK to DUSK: the whole shortlist
DARK, DECK, DESK, DOCK, DUCK, and DUSK make up the entire result set, so there is no hidden second page of answers.
All 6 matches from DARK to DUSK
6 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare DARK, DOCK and DUSK with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- DARK
- DECK
- DESK
- DOCK
- DUCK
- DUSK
What separates these 6 candidates
C, E, and S appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. DARK exposes 2 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A and R.
Leaders in open positions
- second: E in 2 words
- third: C in 3 words
Movable letters seen most often
- C appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- S appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- U appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 1 candidate
Vowel count across the matches
6 of the 6 matches use 1 vowel. DARK is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 6
D and K lock the outside
Compare the inside of DARK
Ignore the already-proven D and K while measuring new information. The middle of DARK contributes A and R. Compare those interior letters with the same positions in the other answers; one yellow or gray clue there can settle a 6-word shortlist quickly.
DARK fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior A and R must still match the exact positions and letter quantities shown in your round.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 6-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for DARK, DECK, and DESK show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- 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.
Keep D and K at the edges, then revise the middle
From 4-Letter Words Starting With D and Ending In K, the nearest alternative is 4-Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In K, currently with 6 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
6 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In K
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4-Letter Words Starting With D and Ending In E
Open list →6 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In K
Open list →5 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With L and Ending In K
Open list →12 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In E
Open list →9 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With H and Ending In E
Open list →Inspect the middle of DARK
Anchor D first and K last, then read only the interior of DARK. If A and R conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.