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25 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 4 places to test. NACRE keeps A, C, R, and E distinct after N, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
25 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With N
25 playable 5-letter words begin with N, stretching alphabetically from NABOB to NYMPH. 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
NABOB, NAIAD, NEPER, and NERVE are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with NACRE, NADIR, and NASHI.
Reading order
The list runs from NABOB to NYMPH
NABOB, NACRE, NADIR, NAIAD, and NASHI open the list; NYMPH is the final entry alphabetically.
All 25 matches from NABOB to NYMPH
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: NABOB opens it, NIGHT marks the midpoint and NYMPH closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- NABOB
- NACRE
- NADIR
- NAIAD
- NASHI
- NEIGH
- NEPER
- NERVE
- NEUME
- NEVER
- NICHE
- NIDUS
- NIGHT
- NINJA
- NISEI
- NITON
- NIVAL
- NOMEN
- NORIA
- NOVEL
- NOYAU
- NUDGE
- NURSE
- NYLON
- NYMPH
What separates these 25 candidates
E, I, and A appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. NACRE exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, C, R, and E.
Leaders in open positions
- second: I in 7 words
- third: D in 3 words
- fourth: E in 5 words
- fifth: E in 6 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 12 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 12 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 9 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 7 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 7 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
17 of the 25 matches use 2 vowels. NACRE is one concrete example of that shape.
0 vowels: 11 vowel: 22 vowels: 173 vowels: 5
N owns the opening square
Why NACRE is worth comparing
Keep N anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. NACRE checks 4 different follow-up letters—A, C, R, and E—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
NACRE belongs here because it starts with N; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when A, C, R, and E also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 25-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for NABOB, NACRE, and NADIR show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- NABOB
- A wealthy, influential, or important person; historically derived from the title nawab.
- NACRE
- The smooth, iridescent substance forming the inner layer of some mollusk shells and the material of pearls; mother-of-pearl.
- NADIR
- The lowest point in a situation or process.
- NAIAD
- In Greek mythology, a nymph associated with fresh water.
- NASHI
- An Asian pear, especially Pyrus pyrifolia, typically round, crisp, and juicy.
- NEIGH
- The characteristic cry made by a horse.
- NEPER
- A logarithmic unit for expressing ratios, especially amplitude or power ratios, based on natural logarithms.
- NERVE
- A fiber carrying signals in the body, or courage under pressure.
- NEUME
- A symbol used in early medieval musical notation to indicate one or more notes or melodic movement.
- NEVER
- Not at any time or on any occasion.
- NICHE
- A specialized position, activity, or suitable place.
- NIDUS
- A nest, breeding place, or site in which an organism, infection, or other process develops.
- NIGHT
- The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- NINJA
- A historical Japanese covert agent or warrior associated with espionage and unconventional tactics.
- NISEI
- A person born in a country to parents who immigrated there from Japan, especially in Japanese American usage.
- NITON
- An obsolete name formerly used for the radioactive element radon.
- NIVAL
- Relating to snow or snowy environments.
- NOMEN
- A name; especially the second element of an ancient Roman citizen's name.
Keep N in front and change one other condition
From 5-Letter Words Starting With N, 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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Open list →Try NACRE only with N already fixed first
Return to NACRE only when the first square is confirmed as N. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of A, C, R, and E has already turned gray.