Pattern size
22 verified matches
Only the ending is shared. The earlier 4 slots still vary, and AKEBI covers A, K, E, and B before the final I without wasting that comparison on the known tile.
22 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Ending In I
Fix I in the final square and 22 Wurdella words remain, from AALII to SPAHI. The ending no longer needs attention; the earlier 4 places are where these candidates separate from one another.
Repeated letters
10 answers repeat a letter
AALII, ACARI, ALIBI, and ASSAI are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with AKEBI, COATI, and ENOKI.
Reading order
The list runs from AALII to SPAHI
AALII, ACARI, AKEBI, ALIBI, and ASSAI open the list; SPAHI is the final entry alphabetically.
All 22 matches from AALII to SPAHI
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: AALII opens it, FARCI marks the midpoint and SPAHI closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- AALII
- ACARI
- AKEBI
- ALIBI
- ASSAI
- BEEDI
- CHILI
- COATI
- ENNUI
- ENOKI
- ENVOI
- FARCI
- HAJJI
- KANJI
- LAARI
- MAQUI
- NASHI
- NISEI
- QUASI
- SALMI
- SAMPI
- SPAHI
What separates these 22 candidates
A, S, and E appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. AKEBI exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, K, E, and B.
Leaders in open positions
- first: A in 5 words
- second: A in 9 words
- third: A in 5 words
- fourth: B in 2 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 16 candidates
- S appears outside the fixed clue in 7 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 6 candidates
- N appears outside the fixed clue in 6 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 5 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
13 of the 22 matches use 3 vowels. AKEBI is one concrete example of that shape.
2 vowels: 83 vowels: 134 vowels: 1
I closes every answer
Read AKEBI from right to left
Hold I at the end and work backward through the evidence. Before that known tile, AKEBI tests A, K, E, and B without a duplicate. Check those letters against the earliest open squares first, because that is where similar endings usually part company.
The final I earns AKEBI a place on this page. The earlier letters still need to satisfy your greens, yellows and exclusions before the word deserves a turn.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 22-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for AALII, ACARI, and AKEBI show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- AALII
- A tropical shrub or small tree, Dodonaea viscosa, especially associated with Hawaii and other warm regions.
- ACARI
- The group of arachnids that includes mites and ticks.
- AKEBI
- A climbing East Asian plant of the genus Akebia that produces purple or violet edible fruit.
- ALIBI
- Proof that someone was elsewhere when an event occurred.
- ASSAI
- A musical direction meaning very, very much, or sufficiently, from Italian.
- BEEDI
- A small hand-rolled cigarette of South Asia, typically containing tobacco wrapped in a tendu or similar leaf.
- CHILI
- A hot pepper, or a spicy dish commonly made with peppers, beans, meat, or vegetables.
- COATI
- A long-nosed mammal of the raccoon family native to the Americas.
- ENNUI
- A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction caused by boredom.
- ENOKI
- A cultivated edible mushroom with long thin stems and small caps.
- ENVOI
- A short concluding stanza or closing section of a poem or literary work.
- FARCI
- Stuffed with a seasoned filling, especially as a term used in French cooking.
- HAJJI
- An honorific for a Muslim who has completed the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- KANJI
- A system of Japanese writing that uses characters of Chinese origin.
- LAARI
- A monetary unit of the Maldives equal to one hundredth of a rufiyaa.
- MAQUI
- A South American evergreen shrub, Aristotelia chilensis, bearing dark purple edible berries.
- NASHI
- An Asian pear, especially Pyrus pyrifolia, typically round, crisp, and juicy.
- NISEI
- A person born in a country to parents who immigrated there from Japan, especially in Japanese American usage.
Hold the final I and adjust the earlier evidence
From 5-Letter Words Ending In I, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Ending In E, currently with 250 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
Work backward through AKEBI
Start with the last square: if I is not fixed there, leave this list. If it is, compare A, K, E, and B in AKEBI with the earlier tiles and remove the word at the first contradiction.