Pattern size
20 words fit both edges
3 tiles remain unsettled. CABLE fills them with A, B, and L, so it is a useful word to compare with the exact letters your board has kept or rejected.
20 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In E
C at the front and E at the end leave 20 complete answers, running alphabetically from CABLE to CYCLE. Only the 3 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
2 answers repeat a letter
CEASE and CYCLE each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with CABLE, CAUSE, and CHAFE.
Reading order
The list runs from CABLE to CYCLE
CABLE, CAUSE, CEASE, CHAFE, and CHAPE open the list; CYCLE is the final entry alphabetically.
All 20 matches from CABLE to CYCLE
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: CABLE opens it, CLOVE marks the midpoint and CYCLE closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- CABLE
- CAUSE
- CEASE
- CHAFE
- CHAPE
- CHASE
- CHIDE
- CHYLE
- CLONE
- CLOSE
- CLOVE
- CLOZE
- COPSE
- CRAKE
- CRANE
- CRAVE
- CRIME
- CRONE
- CURVE
- CYCLE
What separates these 20 candidates
A, L, and O appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. CABLE exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, B, and L.
Leaders in open positions
- second: H in 5 words
- third: A in 7 words
- fourth: S in 5 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 9 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 7 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 6 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 6 candidates
- H appears outside the fixed clue in 5 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
16 of the 20 matches use 2 vowels. CABLE is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 22 vowels: 163 vowels: 2
C and E lock the outside
Compare the inside of CABLE
Ignore the already-proven C and E while measuring new information. The middle of CABLE contributes A, B, and L. Compare those interior letters with the same positions in the other answers; one yellow or gray clue there can settle a 20-word shortlist quickly.
CABLE fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior A, B, and L must still match the exact positions and letter quantities shown in your round.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 20-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for CABLE, CAUSE, and CEASE show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- CABLE
- A thick rope or bundle of wires used to carry power, data, or mechanical force.
- CAUSE
- To make something happen; also a reason why something happens.
- CEASE
- To stop or bring something to an end.
- CHAFE
- To irritate skin by rubbing, or to become annoyed.
- CHAPE
- A metal fitting or protective piece at the end of a sword or dagger scabbard.
- CHASE
- To pursue someone or something in order to catch or reach it.
- CHIDE
- To scold or gently criticize someone.
- CHYLE
- A milky lymphatic fluid containing absorbed fats from the intestine.
- CLONE
- A genetically identical copy of an organism or cell.
- CLOSE
- To shut something so that it is no longer open.
- CLOVE
- A spice made from a dried flower bud.
- CLOZE
- A language exercise in which missing words must be supplied in a passage.
- COPSE
- A small group or thicket of trees or shrubs.
- CRAKE
- A bird of the rail family, especially one of several secretive marsh or grassland species.
- CRANE
- A tall long-legged bird, or a machine used for lifting and moving heavy loads.
- CRAVE
- To feel a powerful desire for something.
- CRIME
- An act that breaks the law and may be punished.
- CRONE
- An old woman, especially in traditional stories.
Keep C and E at the edges, then revise the middle
From 5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In E, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In E, currently with 37 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
37 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In E
Open list →25 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In E
Open list →19 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With G and Ending In E
Open list →16 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In E
Open list →16 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In E
Open list →15 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In T
Open list →Inspect the middle of CABLE
Anchor C first and E last, then read only the interior of CABLE. If A, B, and L conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.