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98 verified matches
Only the ending is shared. The earlier 4 slots still vary, and ANGEL covers A, N, G, and E before the final L without wasting that comparison on the known tile.
98 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Ending In L
Fix L in the final square and 98 Wurdella words remain, from ALKYL to ZORIL. The ending no longer needs attention; the earlier 4 places are where these candidates separate from one another.
Repeated letters
41 answers repeat a letter
ALKYL, ARVAL, AURAL, and BANAL are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with ANGEL, ANVIL, and APIOL.
Reading order
The list runs from ALKYL to ZORIL
ALKYL, ANGEL, ANVIL, APIOL, and ARVAL open the list; ZORIL is the final entry alphabetically.
All 98 matches from ALKYL to ZORIL
98 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use ANGEL as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- ALKYL
- ANGEL
- ANVIL
- APIOL
- ARVAL
- AURAL
- AWFUL
- BAGEL
- BANAL
- BEDEL
- BETEL
- BEVEL
- BEZEL
- BINAL
- BRAIL
- BRAWL
- CABAL
- CAMEL
- CANAL
- CAVIL
- CECAL
- CEORL
- CHILL
- CIVIL
- CREEL
- DOTAL
- DRILL
- DROLL
- DWELL
- EASEL
- EISEL
- EQUAL
- EXCEL
- EXPEL
- EXTOL
- FECAL
- FERAL
- FINAL
- FRAIL
- FUGAL
- GABEL
- GAVEL
- GHYLL
- GIMEL
- GYRAL
- HAZEL
- HOTEL
- HOVEL
- IDEAL
- IDYLL
- IMPEL
- JEBEL
- JEWEL
- JOUAL
- KNEEL
- KNELL
- KRAAL
- LABEL
- LEVEL
- LOCAL
- LOYAL
- METAL
- MODEL
- MOLAL
- MURAL
- NIVAL
- NOVEL
- OCTAL
- ORIEL
- OUSEL
- PANEL
- PEARL
- PERIL
- PIPAL
- PRILL
- PROWL
- QUELL
- RATEL
- RAVEL
- SCOWL
- SEPAL
- SERAL
- SHIEL
- SKILL
- SMALL
- STEAL
- STILL
- SURAL
- SWIRL
- TOTAL
- TRAIL
- TYPAL
- URIAL
- VAGAL
- WHEAL
- WHIRL
- ZONAL
- ZORIL
What separates these 98 candidates
A, E, and I appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ANGEL exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, N, G, and E.
Leaders in open positions
- first: S in 10 words
- second: E in 16 words
- third: I in 11 words
- fourth: A in 35 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 57 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 49 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 28 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 27 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 21 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
69 of the 98 matches use 2 vowels. ANGEL is one concrete example of that shape.
0 vowels: 11 vowel: 182 vowels: 693 vowels: 10
L closes every answer
Read ANGEL from right to left
Hold L at the end and work backward through the evidence. Before that known tile, ANGEL tests A, N, G, and E without a duplicate. Check those letters against the earliest open squares first, because that is where similar endings usually part company.
The final L earns ANGEL 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 98-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for ALKYL, ANGEL, and ANVIL show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ALKYL
- A hydrocarbon group formed by removing one hydrogen atom from an alkane.
- ANGEL
- A spiritual being traditionally regarded as a messenger or servant of God.
- ANVIL
- A heavy iron or steel block used by metalworkers as a striking surface.
- APIOL
- An aromatic organic compound found in parsley and some related plants, especially in parsley essential oil.
- ARVAL
- Relating to cultivated fields, plowing, or ancient Roman agricultural rites.
- AURAL
- Relating to the ear or the sense of hearing.
- AWFUL
- Very bad, unpleasant, or upsetting.
- BAGEL
- A ring-shaped bread roll traditionally boiled briefly before baking.
- BANAL
- Unoriginal and lacking freshness or interest.
- BEDEL
- A ceremonial official at a university or similar institution.
- BETEL
- A tropical Asian climbing plant whose leaves are traditionally chewed with areca nut.
- BEVEL
- A sloping edge or surface rather than a square one.
- BEZEL
- A rim or frame that holds or surrounds something, such as a watch crystal, gemstone, or display screen.
- BINAL
- Consisting of two parts, occurring in pairs, or twofold.
- BRAIL
- A rope used to haul in or gather part of a sail on a ship.
- BRAWL
- A noisy and violent fight.
- CABAL
- A secret group working toward a shared purpose.
- CAMEL
- A large desert mammal with one or two humps used for storing fat.
Hold the final L and adjust the earlier evidence
From 5-Letter Words Ending In L, 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 ANGEL
Start with the last square: if L is not fixed there, leave this list. If it is, compare A, N, G, and E in ANGEL with the earlier tiles and remove the word at the first contradiction.