Pattern size
5 words fit both edges
2 tiles remain unsettled. WAND fills them with A and N, so it is a useful word to compare with the exact letters your board has kept or rejected.
5 real matches in Wurdella
4-Letter Words Starting With W and Ending In D
W at the front and D at the end leave 5 complete answers, running alphabetically from WAND to WORD. Only the 2 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
1 answer repeats a letter
WOOD uses one letter more than once. For a guess with no duplicated tile, compare it with WAND, WILD, and WIND.
Reading order
WAND to WORD: the whole shortlist
WAND, WILD, WIND, WOOD, and WORD make up the entire result set, so there is no hidden second page of answers.
All 5 matches from WAND to WORD
5 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare WAND, WIND and WORD with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- WAND
- WILD
- WIND
- WOOD
- WORD
What separates these 5 candidates
I, N, and O appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. WAND exposes 2 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A and N.
Leaders in open positions
- second: I in 2 words
- third: N in 2 words
Movable letters seen most often
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- N appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 1 candidate
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 1 candidate
Vowel count across the matches
4 of the 5 matches use 1 vowel. WAND is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 42 vowels: 1
W and D lock the outside
Compare the inside of WAND
Ignore the already-proven W and D while measuring new information. The middle of WAND contributes A and N. Compare those interior letters with the same positions in the other answers; one yellow or gray clue there can settle a 5-word shortlist quickly.
WAND fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior A and N must still match the exact positions and letter quantities shown in your round.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 5-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for WAND, WILD, and WIND show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- WAND
- A thin stick used by a magician or as a symbol of magic.
- WILD
- Living or growing naturally rather than being domesticated.
- WIND
- Air moving naturally across the Earth's surface.
- WOOD
- The hard fibrous material forming the trunk and branches of trees and shrubs.
- WORD
- A group of letters or sounds that has meaning.
Keep W and D at the edges, then revise the middle
From 4-Letter Words Starting With W and Ending In D, the nearest alternative is 4-Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In D, currently with 5 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
5 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In D
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 →8 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In P
Open list →7 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With R and Ending In E
Open list →6 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In E
Open list →Inspect the middle of WAND
Anchor W first and D last, then read only the interior of WAND. If A and N conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.