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86 verified matches
One square is known and 4 are still open. ADULT places A, D, U, and T around the fixed L, giving you 4 distinct letters to compare with earlier feedback.
86 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words With L as the Fourth Letter
L stays in the fourth position throughout this 86-word set, which begins with ABELE and ends with WRYLY. Nothing on this page moves the confirmed tile to make a familiar spelling fit.
Repeated letters
33 answers repeat a letter
ABELE, ADDLE, ALULA, and APPLE are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with ADULT, AGILE, and AISLE.
Reading order
The list runs from ABELE to WRYLY
ABELE, ADDLE, ADULT, AGILE, and AISLE open the list; WRYLY is the final entry alphabetically.
All 86 matches from ABELE to WRYLY
86 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use ADULT as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- ABELE
- ADDLE
- ADULT
- AGILE
- AISLE
- ALULA
- AMBLE
- AMOLE
- AMPLE
- ANGLE
- ANILE
- ANOLE
- APPLE
- APPLY
- APTLY
- ARILS
- BADLY
- BIELD
- BIRLE
- BUILD
- CABLE
- CHALK
- CHILD
- CHILI
- CHILL
- CHYLE
- COULD
- COYLY
- CYCLE
- DAILY
- DALLY
- DHOLE
- DRILL
- DROLL
- DUPLE
- DWALE
- DWELL
- EAGLE
- EARLY
- EXALT
- FABLE
- FAULT
- FIELD
- FOLLY
- GHYLL
- GUILE
- HELLO
- IDYLL
- INGLE
- INKLE
- INULA
- JELLY
- JOLLY
- KNELL
- MAPLE
- ODDLY
- PALLA
- POILU
- PRILL
- QUELL
- REALM
- REPLY
- RILLE
- SCALE
- SHELF
- SKILL
- SLYLY
- SMALL
- SMILE
- STALE
- STELA
- STILL
- STYLE
- SULLY
- TABLE
- THOLE
- TUPLE
- UVULA
- VAULT
- WHELK
- WHELP
- WHILE
- WHOLE
- WIELD
- WORLD
- WRYLY
What separates these 86 candidates
E, A, and I appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ADULT exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, D, U, and T.
Leaders in open positions
- first: A in 16 words
- second: H in 13 words
- third: I in 16 words
- fifth: E in 34 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 50 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 38 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 26 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 22 candidates
- D appears outside the fixed clue in 20 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
41 of the 86 matches use 2 vowels. ADULT is one concrete example of that shape.
0 vowels: 31 vowel: 302 vowels: 413 vowels: 12
The fourth square does not move
Keep the fourth square honest
Do not slide L into another position just to make a familiar word fit. In ADULT, the fixed tile stays fourth while A, D, U, and T occupy the open squares. Compare those letters with the board first; then use the position leaders to break ties among the survivors.
ADULT keeps L fourth, but the other 4 letters still need permission from your board. A single misplaced green or reused gray is enough to rule it out.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 86-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for ABELE, ADDLE, and ADULT show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ABELE
- A white poplar tree, especially Populus alba.
- ADDLE
- To confuse, muddle, or make unclear.
- ADULT
- A fully grown or mature person or animal.
- AGILE
- Able to move quickly and easily.
- AISLE
- A passage between rows of seats or shelves.
- ALULA
- A small feathered projection on the leading edge of a bird's wing that aids slow flight.
- AMBLE
- To walk at a slow and relaxed pace.
- AMOLE
- A name for various plants, especially in the southwestern United States and Mexico, whose roots or bulbs contain saponins and can be used as soap.
- AMPLE
- More than enough; plentiful.
- ANGLE
- The shape formed where two lines or surfaces meet.
- ANILE
- Characteristic of or resembling an old woman; an archaic adjective often used disparagingly.
- ANOLE
- A small lizard of the Americas, many species of which can change color somewhat.
- APPLE
- A round edible fruit with crisp flesh produced by an apple tree.
- APPLY
- To make a formal request, or to put something into use or effect.
- APTLY
- In a way that is appropriate or suitable.
- ARILS
- Fleshy coverings that grow around certain seeds.
- BADLY
- In a poor, harmful, severe, or unsuccessful manner.
- BIELD
- Shelter or protection from wind and weather.
Keep L fourth and alter one other clue
From 5-Letter Words With L as the Fourth Letter, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words With L as the Second Letter, currently with 120 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
120 matches
5-Letter Words With L as the Second Letter
Open list →63 matches
5-Letter Words With L as the Third Letter
Open list →172 matches
5-Letter Words With A as the Third Letter
Open list →161 matches
5-Letter Words With A as the Second Letter
Open list →152 matches
5-Letter Words With E as the Fourth Letter
Open list →149 matches
5-Letter Words With R as the Second Letter
Open list →Test the open squares around L
Place L in the fourth square before comparing anything else. Then check A, D, U, and T from ADULT one by one, preserving confirmed positions and moving any yellow away from its rejected square.