Pattern size
7 words fit both edges
3 tiles remain unsettled. FETID fills them with E, T, and I, so it is a useful word to compare with the exact letters your board has kept or rejected.
7 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In D
F at the front and D at the end leave 7 complete answers, running alphabetically from FETID to FROND. Only the 3 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
1 answer repeats a letter
FLOOD uses one letter more than once. For a guess with no duplicated tile, compare it with FETID, FIELD, and FJORD.
Reading order
FETID to FROND: the whole shortlist
FETID, FIELD, FJORD, FLOOD, FLUID, FRAUD, and FROND make up the entire result set, so there is no hidden second page of answers.
All 7 matches from FETID to FROND
7 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare FETID, FLOOD and FROND with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- FETID
- FIELD
- FJORD
- FLOOD
- FLUID
- FRAUD
- FROND
What separates these 7 candidates
I, L, and O appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. FETID exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: E, T, and I.
Leaders in open positions
- second: L in 2 words
- third: O in 3 words
- fourth: I in 2 words
Movable letters seen most often
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
5 of the 7 matches use 2 vowels. FETID is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 22 vowels: 5
F and D lock the outside
Compare the inside of FETID
Ignore the already-proven F and D while measuring new information. The middle of FETID contributes E, T, and I. Compare those interior letters with the same positions in the other answers; one yellow or gray clue there can settle a 7-word shortlist quickly.
FETID fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior E, T, and I must still match the exact positions and letter quantities shown in your round.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 7-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for FETID, FIELD, and FJORD show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- FETID
- Having an extremely unpleasant smell.
- FIELD
- An open area of land, especially one used for crops, grazing, or sport.
- FJORD
- A long narrow sea inlet between steep cliffs.
- FLOOD
- An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
- FLUID
- A substance that flows, especially a liquid or gas.
- FRAUD
- Intentional deception used to gain an unfair advantage.
- FROND
- A large divided leaf, especially of a fern or palm.
Keep F and D at the edges, then revise the middle
From 5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In D, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In E, currently with 16 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
16 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In E
Open list →12 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In D
Open list →11 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In T
Open list →8 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In Y
Open list →8 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In D
Open list →6 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In D
Open list →Inspect the middle of FETID
Anchor F first and D last, then read only the interior of FETID. If E, T, and I conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.