Pattern size
90 verified matches
Only the ending is shared. The earlier 4 slots still vary, and ABHOR covers A, B, H, and O before the final R without wasting that comparison on the known tile.
90 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Ending In R
Fix R in the final square and 90 Wurdella words remain, from ABHOR to WATER. The ending no longer needs attention; the earlier 4 places are where these candidates separate from one another.
Repeated letters
31 answers repeat a letter
ANEAR, ARDOR, ATTAR, and AUGUR are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with ABHOR, ACTOR, and AFTER.
Reading order
The list runs from ABHOR to WATER
ABHOR, ACTOR, AFTER, AIVER, and ANEAR open the list; WATER is the final entry alphabetically.
All 90 matches from ABHOR to WATER
90 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use ABHOR as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- ABHOR
- ACTOR
- AFTER
- AIVER
- ANEAR
- ANKER
- ARDOR
- ATTAR
- AUGUR
- BAKER
- CABER
- CAPER
- CEDAR
- CHAIR
- CHEER
- CHIRR
- CHOIR
- CIDER
- CLEAR
- COLOR
- COVER
- COWER
- DECOR
- DEFER
- DEMUR
- DETER
- DINER
- EAGER
- ELVER
- EMBER
- EMMER
- ENTER
- EPHOR
- EYRIR
- FAVOR
- FETOR
- FEVER
- FILAR
- FLAIR
- FLOOR
- GLAIR
- GULAR
- HALER
- HOVER
- ICHOR
- INFER
- INNER
- JAGIR
- JOKER
- JUROR
- KNURR
- LASER
- LATER
- LAYER
- LOBAR
- LOVER
- LOWER
- MAJOR
- MANOR
- MAROR
- MAZER
- MINOR
- MUCOR
- NADIR
- NEPER
- NEVER
- OFFER
- ORDER
- OTHER
- OWNER
- PAPER
- PATER
- POWER
- RIGOR
- RIVER
- RULER
- SABIR
- SCOUR
- SOWAR
- SUGAR
- SUPER
- TALAR
- TIGER
- UNDER
- UTTER
- VIGOR
- VOLAR
- VOMER
- WAGER
- WATER
What separates these 90 candidates
E, A, and O appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ABHOR exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, B, H, and O.
Leaders in open positions
- first: C in 12 words
- second: A in 21 words
- third: T in 10 words
- fourth: E in 48 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 56 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 41 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 35 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 21 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 18 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
84 of the 90 matches use 2 vowels. ABHOR is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 22 vowels: 843 vowels: 4
R closes every answer
Read ABHOR from right to left
Hold R at the end and work backward through the evidence. Before that known tile, ABHOR tests A, B, H, and O without a duplicate. Check those letters against the earliest open squares first, because that is where similar endings usually part company.
The final R earns ABHOR 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 90-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for ABHOR, ACTOR, and AFTER show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ABHOR
- To hate or strongly dislike something.
- ACTOR
- A person who performs a role in a play, film, television program, or other dramatic production.
- AFTER
- At a time later than another event or moment.
- AIVER
- A workhorse or old horse, especially in Scottish usage.
- ANEAR
- To approach, come near, or draw close; an archaic verb.
- ANKER
- A former liquid measure and a small cask or barrel used historically in northern Europe.
- ARDOR
- Strong enthusiasm, passion, or devotion.
- ATTAR
- A concentrated fragrant essential oil or perfume, especially one distilled from flowers.
- AUGUR
- To indicate that a future event is likely.
- BAKER
- A person whose job is making and baking bread, cakes, and other baked goods.
- CABER
- A heavy tapered pole thrown in the Scottish sport of tossing the caber.
- CAPER
- A playful leap or an adventurous illegal scheme.
- CEDAR
- An evergreen tree with fragrant durable wood.
- CHAIR
- A seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs.
- CHEER
- A shout of encouragement or approval, or a feeling of happiness and optimism.
- CHIRR
- To make a short trilling, whirring, or chirping sound.
- CHOIR
- A group of singers performing together.
- CIDER
- A drink made from the juice of pressed apples.
Hold the final R and adjust the earlier evidence
From 5-Letter Words Ending In R, 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 ABHOR
Start with the last square: if R is not fixed there, leave this list. If it is, compare A, B, H, and O in ABHOR with the earlier tiles and remove the word at the first contradiction.