Pattern size
10 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 3 places to test. NAIL keeps A, I, and L distinct after N, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
10 real matches in Wurdella
4-Letter Words Starting With N
10 playable 4-letter words begin with N, stretching alphabetically from NAIL to NOTE. The first tile is already settled here, so the useful differences all sit in the remaining 3 places.
Repeated letters
2 answers repeat a letter
NINE and NOON each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with NAIL, NAME, and NEAR.
Reading order
The list runs from NAIL to NOTE
NAIL, NAME, NEAR, NECK, and NEST open the list; NOTE is the final entry alphabetically.
All 10 matches from NAIL to NOTE
10 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare NAIL, NICE and NOTE with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- NAIL
- NAME
- NEAR
- NECK
- NEST
- NICE
- NINE
- NOON
- NOSE
- NOTE
What separates these 10 candidates
E, A, and I appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. NAIL exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, I, and L.
Leaders in open positions
- second: E in 3 words
- third: C in 2 words
- fourth: E in 5 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 8 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- C appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
8 of the 10 matches use 2 vowels. NAIL is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 22 vowels: 8
N owns the opening square
Why NAIL is worth comparing
Keep N anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. NAIL checks 3 different follow-up letters—A, I, and L—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
NAIL belongs here because it starts with N; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when A, I, and L also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 10-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for NAIL, NAME, and NEAR show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- NAIL
- A small metal spike used for fastening, or the hard plate at the end of a finger or toe.
- NAME
- A word used to identify a person, animal, place, or thing.
- NEAR
- At or within a short distance.
- NECK
- The part of the body that connects the head to the shoulders.
- NEST
- A structure built by a bird or other animal for eggs or young.
- NICE
- Pleasant, kind, or enjoyable.
- NINE
- The number 9.
- NOON
- Twelve o'clock in the daytime; the middle of the day.
- NOSE
- The part of the face containing the nostrils and organs of smell.
- NOTE
- A short written message or record.
Keep N in front and change one other condition
From 4-Letter Words Starting With N, 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 →33 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With D
Open list →28 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With P
Open list →Try NAIL only with N already fixed first
Return to NAIL only when the first square is confirmed as N. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of A, I, and L has already turned gray.