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74 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 4 places to test. FABLE keeps A, B, L, and E distinct after F, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
74 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With F
74 playable 5-letter words begin with F, stretching alphabetically from FABLE to FURZE. The first tile is already settled here, so the useful differences all sit in the remaining 4 places.
Repeated letters
14 answers repeat a letter
FANON, FATWA, FENCE, and FEOFF are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with FABLE, FAIRY, and FAITH.
Reading order
The list runs from FABLE to FURZE
FABLE, FAIRY, FAITH, FALSE, and FANCY open the list; FURZE is the final entry alphabetically.
All 74 matches from FABLE to FURZE
74 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use FABLE as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- FABLE
- FAIRY
- FAITH
- FALSE
- FANCY
- FANON
- FARCE
- FARCI
- FATWA
- FAULT
- FAVOR
- FEAST
- FECAL
- FEIGN
- FENCE
- FEOFF
- FERAL
- FERRY
- FETID
- FETOR
- FEVER
- FICHE
- FICHU
- FIELD
- FIGHT
- FILAR
- FINAL
- FIRRY
- FIRST
- FIRTH
- FJORD
- FLAIR
- FLAKE
- FLAME
- FLASH
- FLASK
- FLEAM
- FLECK
- FLINT
- FLOAT
- FLONG
- FLOOD
- FLOOR
- FLUID
- FLUKE
- FLUME
- FLUTE
- FOCUS
- FOGOU
- FOIST
- FOLLY
- FORAM
- FORCE
- FORGE
- FORTY
- FORUM
- FOVEA
- FRAIL
- FRAME
- FRASS
- FRAUD
- FRESH
- FRIZE
- FROND
- FRONT
- FROST
- FROTH
- FRUIT
- FUBSY
- FUGAL
- FUGUE
- FUMET
- FUNNY
- FURZE
What separates these 74 candidates
R, E, and A appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. FABLE exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, B, L, and E.
Leaders in open positions
- second: L in 16 words
- third: R in 13 words
- fourth: S in 10 words
- fifth: E in 16 words
Movable letters seen most often
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 32 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 31 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 30 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 27 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 23 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
49 of the 74 matches use 2 vowels. FABLE is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 222 vowels: 493 vowels: 3
F owns the opening square
Why FABLE is worth comparing
Keep F anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. FABLE checks 4 different follow-up letters—A, B, L, and E—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
FABLE belongs here because it starts with F; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when A, B, L, and E also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 74-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for FABLE, FAIRY, and FAITH show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- FABLE
- A short story, often using animals, that teaches a lesson.
- FAIRY
- A mythical small supernatural being often depicted with magical powers and wings.
- FAITH
- Strong belief or trust in a person, idea, principle, or religion.
- FALSE
- Not true, correct, genuine, or based on fact.
- FANCY
- Elaborate, decorative, or more complex than ordinary; also to want or imagine something.
- FANON
- A ceremonial cloth or vestment used in certain Christian liturgical traditions.
- FARCE
- An absurd comedy or a situation that has become ridiculously ineffective.
- FARCI
- Stuffed with a seasoned filling, especially as a term used in French cooking.
- FATWA
- A formal legal opinion or ruling issued by a qualified Islamic scholar.
- FAULT
- Responsibility for a mistake, or a weakness in something.
- FAVOR
- A kind or helpful act done for someone.
- FEAST
- A large or elaborate meal, often held to celebrate an occasion.
- FECAL
- Relating to solid waste discharged from the body.
- FEIGN
- To pretend to feel or experience something.
- FENCE
- A barrier made of posts, wire, wood, or other material used to enclose or divide land.
- FEOFF
- To invest someone with a feudal estate or grant land as a fief.
- FERAL
- Wild, especially after escaping domestication.
- FERRY
- A boat that carries people or vehicles across water.
Keep F in front and change one other condition
From 5-Letter Words Starting With F, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Starting With A, currently with 140 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
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5-Letter Words Starting With A
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5-Letter Words Starting With C
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5-Letter Words Starting With S
Open list →88 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With B
Open list →64 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With P
Open list →62 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With G
Open list →Try FABLE only with F already fixed first
Return to FABLE only when the first square is confirmed as F. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of A, B, L, and E has already turned gray.