Pattern size
10 verified matches
Only the ending is shared. The earlier 4 slots still vary, and CORNU covers C, O, R, and N before the final U without wasting that comparison on the known tile.
10 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Ending In U
Fix U in the final square and 10 Wurdella words remain, from CORNU to PRAHU. The ending no longer needs attention; the earlier 4 places are where these candidates separate from one another.
Repeated letters
2 answers repeat a letter
FOGOU and KUDZU each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with CORNU, FICHU, and HEIAU.
Reading order
The list runs from CORNU to PRAHU
CORNU, FICHU, FOGOU, HEIAU, and KUDZU open the list; PRAHU is the final entry alphabetically.
All 10 matches from CORNU to PRAHU
10 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare CORNU, MIAOU and PRAHU with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- CORNU
- FICHU
- FOGOU
- HEIAU
- KUDZU
- MIAOU
- NOYAU
- PAREU
- POILU
- PRAHU
What separates these 10 candidates
A, O, and I appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. CORNU exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: C, O, R, and N.
Leaders in open positions
- first: P in 3 words
- second: O in 4 words
- third: A in 2 words
- fourth: A in 2 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 5 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 5 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 4 candidates
- H appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- P appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
4 of the 10 matches use 2 vowels. CORNU is one concrete example of that shape.
2 vowels: 43 vowels: 44 vowels: 2
U closes every answer
Read CORNU from right to left
Hold U at the end and work backward through the evidence. Before that known tile, CORNU tests C, O, R, and N without a duplicate. Check those letters against the earliest open squares first, because that is where similar endings usually part company.
The final U earns CORNU 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 10-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for CORNU, FICHU, and FOGOU show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- CORNU
- A horn-shaped anatomical part, process, or structure.
- FICHU
- A small triangular scarf worn around the neck and shoulders.
- FOGOU
- An underground stone-lined passage or chamber found at prehistoric sites in Cornwall.
- HEIAU
- A traditional Hawaiian temple, shrine, or sacred ceremonial site.
- KUDZU
- A fast-growing climbing vine native to Asia and invasive in some other regions.
- MIAOU
- A variant spelling of meow, representing the characteristic cry of a cat.
- NOYAU
- A kernel or fruit stone; also a liqueur traditionally flavored with kernels or pits of fruit.
- PAREU
- A wraparound garment or length of cloth worn in Tahiti and other parts of Polynesia.
- POILU
- An informal historical term for a French infantry soldier, especially during World War I.
- PRAHU
- A traditional Southeast Asian sailing or rowing vessel, especially one used in coastal waters.
Hold the final U and adjust the earlier evidence
From 5-Letter Words Ending In U, 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 CORNU
Start with the last square: if U is not fixed there, leave this list. If it is, compare C, O, R, and N in CORNU with the earlier tiles and remove the word at the first contradiction.