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8 words fit both edges
3 tiles remain unsettled. LAPSE fills them with A, P, and S, so it is a useful word to compare with the exact letters your board has kept or rejected.
8 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With L and Ending In E
L at the front and E at the end leave 8 complete answers, running alphabetically from LAPSE to LUNGE. Only the 3 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
2 answers repeat a letter
LEAVE and LOOSE each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with LAPSE, LARGE, and LIGNE.
Reading order
LAPSE to LUNGE: the whole shortlist
LAPSE, LARGE, LEAVE, LIGNE, LITHE, LOOSE, LOUPE, and LUNGE make up the entire result set, so there is no hidden second page of answers.
All 8 matches from LAPSE to LUNGE
8 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare LAPSE, LITHE and LUNGE with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- LAPSE
- LARGE
- LEAVE
- LIGNE
- LITHE
- LOOSE
- LOUPE
- LUNGE
What separates these 8 candidates
A, G, and I appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. LAPSE exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, P, and S.
Leaders in open positions
- second: A in 2 words
- third: A in 1 word
- fourth: G in 2 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- G appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- N appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
5 of the 8 matches use 2 vowels. LAPSE is one concrete example of that shape.
2 vowels: 53 vowels: 3
L and E lock the outside
Compare the inside of LAPSE
Ignore the already-proven L and E while measuring new information. The middle of LAPSE contributes A, P, and S. Compare those interior letters with the same positions in the other answers; one yellow or gray clue there can settle a 8-word shortlist quickly.
LAPSE fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior A, P, and S must still match the exact positions and letter quantities shown in your round.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 8-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for LAPSE, LARGE, and LEAVE show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- LAPSE
- A temporary failure, mistake, or loss of attention.
- LARGE
- Greater than average in size, amount, or extent.
- LEAVE
- To go away from a place or person, or to allow something to remain.
- LIGNE
- A former French unit of length equal to one twelfth of a pouce and used for small measurements.
- LITHE
- Flexible, graceful, and easy in movement.
- LOOSE
- Not tightly fixed, fastened, or held in position.
- LOUPE
- A small magnifying lens used by jewelers, watchmakers, and other specialists.
- LUNGE
- A sudden forward movement or thrust.
Keep L and E at the edges, then revise the middle
From 5-Letter Words Starting With L 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 →20 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With C 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 →Inspect the middle of LAPSE
Anchor L first and E last, then read only the interior of LAPSE. If A, P, and S conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.