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64 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 4 places to test. PAINT keeps A, I, N, and T distinct after P, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
64 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With P
64 playable 5-letter words begin with P, stretching alphabetically from PAEAN to PYXIS. The first tile is already settled here, so the useful differences all sit in the remaining 4 places.
Repeated letters
18 answers repeat a letter
PAEAN, PALLA, PANDA, and PANGA are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with PAINT, PANEL, and PAREU.
Reading order
The list runs from PAEAN to PYXIS
PAEAN, PAINT, PALLA, PANDA, and PANEL open the list; PYXIS is the final entry alphabetically.
All 64 matches from PAEAN to PYXIS
64 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use PAINT as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- PAEAN
- PAINT
- PALLA
- PANDA
- PANEL
- PANGA
- PAPER
- PAREU
- PARGE
- PARRY
- PARTY
- PASTA
- PATER
- PAUSE
- PAVAN
- PAVIS
- PEACE
- PEACH
- PEARL
- PENGO
- PENNA
- PERCH
- PERIL
- PHLOX
- PHONE
- PIANO
- PILOT
- PIOUS
- PIPAL
- PITHY
- PIZZA
- PLACE
- PLAID
- PLAIN
- PLANE
- PLANK
- PLANT
- PLATE
- PLEON
- PLUCK
- PLUME
- POILU
- POINT
- POSIT
- POTTO
- POUCH
- POWER
- PRAAM
- PRAHU
- PRESS
- PRICE
- PRILL
- PRIME
- PRISM
- PRIZE
- PRONE
- PROUD
- PROVE
- PROWL
- PSOAS
- PUNKA
- PUPPY
- PYXIS
What separates these 64 candidates
A, E, and R appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. PAINT exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, I, N, and T.
Leaders in open positions
- second: A in 16 words
- third: A in 13 words
- fourth: N in 10 words
- fifth: E in 13 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 34 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 27 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 23 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 21 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 20 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
42 of the 64 matches use 2 vowels. PAINT is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 152 vowels: 423 vowels: 7
P owns the opening square
Why PAINT is worth comparing
Keep P anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. PAINT checks 4 different follow-up letters—A, I, N, and T—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
PAINT belongs here because it starts with P; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when A, I, N, and T also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 64-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for PAEAN, PAINT, and PALLA show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- PAEAN
- A song or expression of enthusiastic praise or triumph.
- PAINT
- A colored liquid or paste applied to a surface to decorate or protect it.
- PALLA
- A rectangular mantle or outer garment worn by women in ancient Rome.
- PANDA
- A black-and-white bear native to China that feeds mainly on bamboo.
- PANEL
- A flat section or a group selected to discuss or judge.
- PANGA
- A broad-bladed knife or machete used especially in eastern and southern Africa.
- PAPER
- A thin material made mainly from wood pulp and used for writing, printing, or wrapping.
- PAREU
- A wraparound garment or length of cloth worn in Tahiti and other parts of Polynesia.
- PARGE
- To coat a wall or masonry surface with plaster, mortar, or a similar protective layer.
- PARRY
- To block or deflect an attack or argument.
- PARTY
- A social gathering for celebration or entertainment, or an organized political group.
- PASTA
- Food made from wheat dough shaped into forms such as noodles, tubes, or sheets and cooked in water.
- PATER
- A formal or archaic word for father; also used for the Latin prayer beginning Pater Noster.
- PAUSE
- To stop temporarily before continuing.
- PAVAN
- A slow, stately court dance popular in Europe during the Renaissance.
- PAVIS
- A large oblong medieval shield, especially one used to protect archers or crossbowmen.
- PEACE
- A state of calm or freedom from war, violence, or disturbance.
- PEACH
- A round soft fruit with fuzzy skin, sweet flesh, and a hard stone.
Keep P in front and change one other condition
From 5-Letter Words Starting With P, 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 PAINT only with P already fixed first
Return to PAINT only when the first square is confirmed as P. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of A, I, N, and T has already turned gray.