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72 verified matches
ARDEB keeps AR together and surrounds it with D, E, and B. Those 3 outside letters make the word useful for comparing where the pair can sit and what can accompany it.
72 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Containing AR
AR appears as an unbroken pair in 72 playable 5-letter words. It begins in position 1, position 2, position 3, and position 4, so the pair is known but its location is not; the alphabetical range is ACARI through YEARN.
Repeated letters
23 answers repeat a letter
ACARI, ALARM, ALARY, and ANEAR are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with ARDEB, ARGOT, and ARGUE.
Reading order
The list runs from ACARI to YEARN
ACARI, ALARM, ALARY, ANEAR, and APART open the list; YEARN is the final entry alphabetically.
All 72 matches from ACARI to YEARN
72 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use ARDEB as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- ACARI
- ALARM
- ALARY
- ANEAR
- APART
- ARDEB
- ARDOR
- ARECA
- ARETE
- ARGOT
- ARGUE
- ARILS
- ARISE
- AROID
- AROMA
- ARPEN
- ARRET
- ARROW
- ARVAL
- ATTAR
- AWARE
- BARYE
- BEARD
- BOARD
- CARGO
- CARRY
- CEDAR
- CHARM
- CLEAR
- EARLY
- EARTH
- FARCE
- FARCI
- FILAR
- GLARE
- GUARD
- GULAR
- HARRY
- HEART
- HOARD
- KARMA
- KARST
- LAARI
- LARGE
- LEARN
- LOBAR
- MARCH
- MAROR
- PAREU
- PARGE
- PARRY
- PARTY
- PEARL
- QUARK
- SCARF
- SCARP
- SHARD
- SHARE
- SHARK
- SHARP
- SMART
- SNARE
- SOWAR
- SPARK
- START
- SUGAR
- TALAR
- TARRY
- VARIX
- VOLAR
- WEARY
- YEARN
What separates these 72 candidates
E, L, and S appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ARDEB exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: D, E, and B.
Leaders in open positions
- first: A in 21 words
- second: A in 21 words
- third: A in 28 words
- fourth: R in 32 words
- fifth: R in 13 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 27 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 16 candidates
- S appears outside the fixed clue in 15 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 13 candidates
- T appears outside the fixed clue in 13 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
45 of the 72 matches use 2 vowels. ARDEB is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 162 vowels: 453 vowels: 11
AR travels as one pair
Move AR as a pair, not as two loose tiles
AR begins in the first, second, third, and fourth position across this list. Check which placements your yellow and green tiles still allow, then compare the outside letters. ARDEB adds D, E, and B around the pair, giving you a concrete arrangement to test against the board.
ARDEB proves that AR can appear together in a playable answer. Your own tiles still decide whether that placement and the surrounding D, E, and B remain possible.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 72-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for ACARI, ALARM, and ALARY show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ACARI
- The group of arachnids that includes mites and ticks.
- ALARM
- A warning signal or device intended to alert people to danger, time, or another event.
- ALARY
- Relating to, resembling, or having the form of a wing.
- ANEAR
- To approach, come near, or draw close; an archaic verb.
- APART
- Separated from another person or thing; not together.
- ARDEB
- A historical Egyptian unit of dry capacity whose exact value varied by period and commodity.
- ARDOR
- Strong enthusiasm, passion, or devotion.
- ARECA
- A genus of tropical palms that includes the areca palm, whose seed is commonly called betel nut.
- ARETE
- A sharp narrow mountain ridge formed between glacial valleys.
- ARGOT
- The specialized vocabulary or slang of a particular group.
- ARGUE
- To express disagreement and support your position with reasons.
- ARILS
- Fleshy coverings that grow around certain seeds.
- ARISE
- To begin, appear, develop, or get up.
- AROID
- A plant of the arum family, Araceae, which includes philodendrons, anthuriums, and calla lilies.
- AROMA
- A noticeable and usually pleasant smell.
- ARPEN
- A historical French unit of land area, especially one used in parts of France and French North America.
- ARRET
- A judgment, decree, or formal decision, especially in historical French law.
- ARROW
- A slender pointed projectile shot from a bow, or a symbol showing direction.
Move the AR pair only where the board allows
From 5-Letter Words Containing AR, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Containing ER, currently with 84 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
Check the full arrangement in ARDEB
Find the AR pair in ARDEB, check whether your board permits it in that location, and then test the outside letters D, E, and B. Do not split the pair to rescue a spelling that belongs on another page.