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49 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 4 places to test. MAGIC keeps A, G, I, and C distinct after M, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
49 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With M
49 playable 5-letter words begin with M, stretching alphabetically from MAGIC to MYRRH. The first tile is already settled here, so the useful differences all sit in the remaining 4 places.
Repeated letters
11 answers repeat a letter
MAROR, MELEE, MERRY, and MERSE are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with MAGIC, MAJOR, and MALIC.
Reading order
The list runs from MAGIC to MYRRH
MAGIC, MAJOR, MALIC, MANGO, and MANOR open the list; MYRRH is the final entry alphabetically.
All 49 matches from MAGIC to MYRRH
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: MAGIC opens it, MIMIC marks the midpoint and MYRRH closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- MAGIC
- MAJOR
- MALIC
- MANGO
- MANOR
- MAPLE
- MAQUI
- MARCH
- MAROR
- MAUND
- MAUVE
- MAYBE
- MAZER
- MELEE
- MELIC
- MERIT
- MERRY
- MERSE
- MESON
- MESSY
- METAL
- MIAOU
- MIDGE
- MIGHT
- MIMIC
- MINOR
- MIRIN
- MIRTH
- MODEL
- MOLAL
- MONEY
- MONTH
- MORAY
- MORES
- MORPH
- MOTET
- MOUND
- MOURN
- MOUSE
- MOUTH
- MOVIE
- MUCIC
- MUCOR
- MURAL
- MUREX
- MURID
- MURKY
- MUSIC
- MYRRH
What separates these 49 candidates
O, R, and E appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. MAGIC exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, G, I, and C.
Leaders in open positions
- second: A in 13 words
- third: R in 15 words
- fourth: I in 10 words
- fifth: E in 8 words
Movable letters seen most often
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 21 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 21 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 20 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 18 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 16 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
34 of the 49 matches use 2 vowels. MAGIC is one concrete example of that shape.
0 vowels: 11 vowel: 82 vowels: 343 vowels: 54 vowels: 1
M owns the opening square
Why MAGIC is worth comparing
Keep M anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. MAGIC checks 4 different follow-up letters—A, G, I, and C—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
MAGIC belongs here because it starts with M; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when A, G, I, and C also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 49-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for MAGIC, MAJOR, and MALIC show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- MAGIC
- The supposed use of supernatural forces to influence events, or a quality that seems wonderfully extraordinary.
- MAJOR
- Important, significant, or greater in size, degree, or importance.
- MALIC
- Relating to malic acid, an organic acid naturally present in apples and many other fruits.
- MANGO
- A sweet tropical fruit with yellow-orange flesh and a large central stone.
- MANOR
- A large country house with surrounding land.
- MAPLE
- A tree or shrub of the genus Acer, many species of which have distinctive lobed leaves.
- MAQUI
- A South American evergreen shrub, Aristotelia chilensis, bearing dark purple edible berries.
- MARCH
- To walk with regular measured steps, especially in a group, or the third month of the year.
- MAROR
- Bitter herbs eaten during the Jewish Passover Seder as a symbol of the bitterness of slavery in Egypt.
- MAUND
- A historical unit of weight used in parts of South Asia and elsewhere.
- MAUVE
- A pale purple shade.
- MAYBE
- Possibly; used when something is uncertain but could happen.
- MAZER
- A medieval drinking bowl, typically made of wood.
- MELEE
- A confused fight involving several people.
- MELIC
- Relating to song, lyric poetry, or verse intended to be sung.
- MERIT
- The quality of deserving praise, reward, or recognition.
- MERRY
- Cheerful, lively, and full of enjoyment.
- MERSE
- Low-lying fertile land beside a river or coast, especially in Scotland.
Keep M in front and change one other condition
From 5-Letter Words Starting With M, 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 S
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5-Letter Words Starting With B
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5-Letter Words Starting With F
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5-Letter Words Starting With P
Open list →Try MAGIC only with M already fixed first
Return to MAGIC only when the first square is confirmed as M. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of A, G, I, and C has already turned gray.