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140 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 4 places to test. ABHOR keeps B, H, O, and R distinct after A, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
140 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With A
140 playable 5-letter words begin with A, stretching alphabetically from AALII to AZURE. The first tile is already settled here, so the useful differences all sit in the remaining 4 places.
Repeated letters
54 answers repeat a letter
AALII, ABACA, ABAMP, and ABASE are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with ABHOR, ABIDE, and ABMHO.
Reading order
The list runs from AALII to AZURE
AALII, ABACA, ABAMP, ABASE, and ABATE open the list; AZURE is the final entry alphabetically.
All 140 matches from AALII to AZURE
140 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.
- AALII
- ABACA
- ABAMP
- ABASE
- ABATE
- ABEAM
- ABELE
- ABHOR
- ABIDE
- ABMHO
- ABOUT
- ABOVE
- ABUSE
- ABYSM
- ABYSS
- ACARI
- ACERB
- ACMIC
- ACNED
- ACRID
- ACTOR
- ACUTE
- ADAGE
- ADAPT
- ADDLE
- ADEEM
- ADEPT
- ADMIT
- ADOPT
- ADORE
- ADORN
- ADRET
- ADULT
- ADUNC
- ADUST
- AECIA
- AEGIS
- AFFIX
- AFOOT
- AFTER
- AGAIN
- AGAMA
- AGAPE
- AGENT
- AGILE
- AGIST
- AGLET
- AGLOW
- AGONE
- AGREE
- AISLE
- AITCH
- AIVER
- AKEBI
- ALARM
- ALARY
- ALATE
- ALBUM
- ALCID
- ALEPH
- ALERT
- ALIBI
- ALIKE
- ALIST
- ALIVE
- ALKYL
- ALLOW
- ALMUG
- ALOFT
- ALOIN
- ALONE
- ALOOF
- ALULA
- AMAIN
- AMASS
- AMAZE
- AMBIT
- AMBLE
- AMEND
- AMENT
- AMICE
- AMISS
- AMITY
- AMOLE
- AMONG
- AMPLE
- AMUSE
- ANCON
- ANEAR
- ANGEL
- ANGLE
- ANGRY
- ANILE
- ANKER
- ANNEX
- ANNOY
- ANOLE
- ANVIL
- APACE
- APART
- APERY
- APIOL
- APORT
- APPLE
- APPLY
- APRON
- APTLY
- ARDEB
- ARDOR
- ARECA
- ARETE
- ARGOT
- ARGUE
- ARILS
- ARISE
- AROID
- AROMA
- ARPEN
- ARRET
- ARROW
- ARVAL
- ASHEN
- ASHET
- ASIDE
- ASSAI
- ASSAY
- ATONE
- ATTAR
- AUDIO
- AUGHT
- AUGUR
- AULIC
- AURAL
- AURIC
- AVERT
- AVOID
- AWARE
- AWFUL
- AZOTH
- AZURE
What separates these 140 candidates
E, L, and R appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ABHOR exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: B, H, O, and R.
Leaders in open positions
- second: L in 19 words
- third: O in 20 words
- fourth: I in 18 words
- fifth: E in 37 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 66 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 44 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 42 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 39 candidates
- T appears outside the fixed clue in 36 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
72 of the 140 matches use 2 vowels. ABHOR is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 62 vowels: 723 vowels: 594 vowels: 3
A owns the opening square
Why ABHOR is worth comparing
Keep A anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. ABHOR checks 4 different follow-up letters—B, H, O, and R—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
ABHOR belongs here because it starts with A; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when B, H, O, and R also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 140-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for AALII, ABACA, and ABAMP 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.
- ABACA
- A Philippine plant related to the banana, cultivated for strong fiber known as Manila hemp.
- ABAMP
- A unit of electric current in the centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic system equal to ten amperes.
- ABASE
- To lower someone in rank, dignity, or self-respect.
- ABATE
- To become less intense or widespread.
- ABEAM
- At a right angle to the length of a ship.
- ABELE
- A white poplar tree, especially Populus alba.
- ABHOR
- To hate or strongly dislike something.
- ABIDE
- To accept, obey, or continue to follow a rule or agreement.
- ABMHO
- An obsolete electromagnetic unit of conductance equal to one billion siemens.
- ABOUT
- Concerning or relating to something; it can also mean approximately.
- ABOVE
- At a higher level or position than something else.
- ABUSE
- To treat someone or something in a harmful, cruel, or improper way.
- ABYSM
- An abyss, bottomless gulf, or immeasurable depth; an archaic or literary word.
- ABYSS
- A very deep or seemingly bottomless space.
- ACARI
- The group of arachnids that includes mites and ticks.
- ACERB
- Sour or bitter in taste; also harsh, sharp, or severe in manner or expression.
- ACMIC
- Relating to an acme, climax, or point of greatest intensity or development.
Keep A in front and change one other condition
From 5-Letter Words Starting With A, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Starting With C, currently with 130 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
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Open list →Try ABHOR only with A already fixed first
Return to ABHOR only when the first square is confirmed as A. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of B, H, O, and R has already turned gray.