Pattern size
8 words fit both edges
3 tiles remain unsettled. MAPLE fills them with A, P, and L, 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 M and Ending In E
M at the front and E at the end leave 8 complete answers, running alphabetically from MAPLE to MOVIE. Only the 3 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
2 answers repeat a letter
MELEE and MERSE each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with MAPLE, MAUVE, and MAYBE.
Reading order
MAPLE to MOVIE: the whole shortlist
MAPLE, MAUVE, MAYBE, MELEE, MERSE, MIDGE, MOUSE, and MOVIE make up the entire result set, so there is no hidden second page of answers.
All 8 matches from MAPLE to MOVIE
8 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare MAPLE, MERSE and MOVIE with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- MAPLE
- MAUVE
- MAYBE
- MELEE
- MERSE
- MIDGE
- MOUSE
- MOVIE
What separates these 8 candidates
A, E, and I appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. MAPLE exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, P, and L.
Leaders in open positions
- second: A in 3 words
- third: U in 2 words
- fourth: S in 2 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
4 of the 8 matches use 2 vowels. MAPLE is one concrete example of that shape.
2 vowels: 43 vowels: 4
M and E lock the outside
Compare the inside of MAPLE
Ignore the already-proven M and E while measuring new information. The middle of MAPLE contributes A, P, and L. 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.
MAPLE fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior A, P, and L 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 MAPLE, MAUVE, and MAYBE show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- MAPLE
- A tree or shrub of the genus Acer, many species of which have distinctive lobed leaves.
- MAUVE
- A pale purple shade.
- MAYBE
- Possibly; used when something is uncertain but could happen.
- MELEE
- A confused fight involving several people.
- MERSE
- Low-lying fertile land beside a river or coast, especially in Scotland.
- MIDGE
- A very small flying insect.
- MOUSE
- A small rodent with a pointed snout and long tail, or a handheld computer pointing device.
- MOVIE
- A motion picture; a sequence of moving images shown as entertainment or art.
Keep M and E at the edges, then revise the middle
From 5-Letter Words Starting With M 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 MAPLE
Anchor M first and E last, then read only the interior of MAPLE. If A, P, and L conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.