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32 verified matches
One square is known and 3 are still open. BOIL places B, O, and L around the fixed I, giving you 3 distinct letters to compare with earlier feedback.
32 real matches in Wurdella
4-Letter Words With I as the Third Letter
I stays in the third position throughout this 32-word set, which begins with BOIL and ends with WAIT. Nothing on this page moves the confirmed tile to make a familiar spelling fit.
Repeated letters
No answer spends a tile twice
Every match uses distinct letters. That makes BOIL, BRIM, and CHIN especially easy to compare against a board where duplicate feedback has not appeared.
Reading order
The list runs from BOIL to WAIT
BOIL, BRIM, CHIN, CHIP, and CLIP open the list; WAIT is the final entry alphabetically.
All 32 matches from BOIL to WAIT
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: BOIL opens it, MAIL marks the midpoint and WAIT closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- BOIL
- BRIM
- CHIN
- CHIP
- CLIP
- COIN
- CRIB
- DRIP
- FAIR
- FLIP
- FOIL
- GAIN
- GRIN
- GRIP
- HAIR
- JOIN
- NAIL
- PAIL
- RAIN
- SAIL
- SHIP
- SKIN
- SKIP
- SLIP
- SPIN
- SUIT
- SWIM
- TAIL
- THIN
- TWIN
- WAIT
What separates these 32 candidates
N, A, and L appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. BOIL exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: B, O, and L.
Leaders in open positions
- first: S in 8 words
- second: A in 10 words
- fourth: N in 10 words
Movable letters seen most often
- N appears outside the fixed clue in 11 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
- P appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 8 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
17 of the 32 matches use 1 vowel. BRIM is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 172 vowels: 15
The third square does not move
Keep the third square honest
Do not slide I into another position just to make a familiar word fit. In BOIL, the fixed tile stays third while B, O, and L occupy the open squares. Compare those letters with the board first; then use the position leaders to break ties among the survivors.
BOIL keeps I third, but the other 3 letters still need permission from your board. A single misplaced green or reused gray is enough to rule it out.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 32-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for BOIL, BRIM, and CHIN show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- BOIL
- To heat a liquid until it bubbles strongly and turns partly into vapor.
- BRIM
- The projecting edge of a hat.
- CHIN
- The lower part of the face beneath the mouth.
- CHIP
- A thin, crisp piece of food, especially potato.
- CLIP
- A small device used to hold things together; also to cut or trim quickly.
- COIN
- A flat piece of metal issued as money.
- CRIB
- A small bed with high sides for a baby.
- DRIP
- A small drop of liquid falling slowly.
- FAIR
- Treating people equally and reasonably.
- FLIP
- To turn over quickly or cause something to rotate.
- FOIL
- Very thin metal sheeting, often made of aluminum.
- GAIN
- To obtain or increase something.
- GRIN
- A broad smile showing the teeth.
- GRIP
- To grasp or hold something firmly.
- HAIR
- Fine threadlike strands that grow from the skin of humans and other mammals.
- JOIN
- To connect or become part of something.
- Letters and parcels sent through a postal system, or electronic messages collectively.
- NAIL
- A small metal spike used for fastening, or the hard plate at the end of a finger or toe.
Keep I third and alter one other clue
From 4-Letter Words With I as the Third Letter, the nearest alternative is 4-Letter Words With I as the Second Letter, currently with 63 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
63 matches
4-Letter Words With I as the Second Letter
Open list →109 matches
4-Letter Words With A as the Second Letter
Open list →104 matches
4-Letter Words With O as the Second Letter
Open list →67 matches
4-Letter Words With E as the Second Letter
Open list →48 matches
4-Letter Words With A as the Third Letter
Open list →48 matches
4-Letter Words With R as the Third Letter
Open list →Test the open squares around I
Place I in the third square before comparing anything else. Then check B, O, and L from BOIL one by one, preserving confirmed positions and moving any yellow away from its rejected square.