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48 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 4 places to test. LAPSE keeps A, P, S, and E distinct after L, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
48 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With L
48 playable 5-letter words begin with L, stretching alphabetically from LAARI to LYRIC. 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
LAARI, LABEL, LAVRA, and LEAVE are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with LAPSE, LARGE, and LASER.
Reading order
The list runs from LAARI to LYRIC
LAARI, LABEL, LAPSE, LARGE, and LASER open the list; LYRIC is the final entry alphabetically.
All 48 matches from LAARI to LYRIC
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: LAARI opens it, LINGO marks the midpoint and LYRIC closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- LAARI
- LABEL
- LAPSE
- LARGE
- LASER
- LATCH
- LATER
- LAUGH
- LAVRA
- LAYER
- LEACH
- LEARN
- LEAVE
- LEERY
- LEMAN
- LEMMA
- LEMON
- LEVEL
- LIGHT
- LIGNE
- LILAC
- LIMBA
- LIMEN
- LIMIT
- LINGO
- LITHE
- LLAMA
- LOATH
- LOBAR
- LOCAL
- LOCUM
- LOESS
- LOFTY
- LOOSE
- LORAN
- LORIS
- LOTIC
- LOUPE
- LOVER
- LOWER
- LOYAL
- LUCKY
- LUNCH
- LUNET
- LUNGE
- LURCH
- LURID
- LYRIC
What separates these 48 candidates
E, A, and O appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. LAPSE exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, P, S, and E.
Leaders in open positions
- second: O in 14 words
- third: A in 6 words
- fourth: E in 9 words
- fifth: E in 8 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 24 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 23 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 16 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 16 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 13 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
37 of the 48 matches use 2 vowels. LAPSE is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 72 vowels: 373 vowels: 4
L owns the opening square
Why LAPSE is worth comparing
Keep L anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. LAPSE checks 4 different follow-up letters—A, P, S, and E—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
LAPSE belongs here because it starts with L; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when A, P, S, and E also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 48-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for LAARI, LABEL, and LAPSE show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- LAARI
- A monetary unit of the Maldives equal to one hundredth of a rufiyaa.
- LABEL
- A tag or piece of information used to identify something.
- LAPSE
- A temporary failure, mistake, or loss of attention.
- LARGE
- Greater than average in size, amount, or extent.
- LASER
- A device that produces a narrow, intense beam of coherent light.
- LATCH
- A fastening used to keep a door, gate, or lid closed.
- LATER
- At a time after the present time or after another event.
- LAUGH
- To make sounds and facial movements that express amusement or happiness.
- LAVRA
- A monastery or group of monastic cells in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, especially one of high religious importance.
- LAYER
- A single thickness or level placed over or under another.
- LEACH
- To remove a substance gradually as liquid passes through material.
- LEARN
- To gain knowledge, understanding, or skill through study or experience.
- LEAVE
- To go away from a place or person, or to allow something to remain.
- LEERY
- Cautious or suspicious about something.
- LEMAN
- An archaic word for a lover or sweetheart.
- LEMMA
- A proven proposition used as a step in proving another result.
- LEMON
- A yellow citrus fruit with an acidic, sour juice.
- LEVEL
- A particular height, position, stage, or degree on a scale.
Keep L in front and change one other condition
From 5-Letter Words Starting With L, 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 P
Open list →Try LAPSE only with L already fixed first
Return to LAPSE only when the first square is confirmed as L. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of A, P, S, and E has already turned gray.