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118 verified matches
One square is known and 4 are still open. ABOUT places A, B, U, and T around the fixed O, giving you 4 distinct letters to compare with earlier feedback.
118 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words With O as the Third Letter
O stays in the third position throughout this 118-word set, which begins with ABOUT and ends with ZLOTY. Nothing on this page moves the confirmed tile to make a familiar spelling fit.
Repeated letters
29 answers repeat a letter
AFOOT, ALOOF, AROMA, and BLOOD are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with ABOUT, ABOVE, and ADOPT.
Reading order
The list runs from ABOUT to ZLOTY
ABOUT, ABOVE, ADOPT, ADORE, and ADORN open the list; ZLOTY is the final entry alphabetically.
All 118 matches from ABOUT to ZLOTY
118 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use ABOUT as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- ABOUT
- ABOVE
- ADOPT
- ADORE
- ADORN
- AFOOT
- AGONE
- ALOFT
- ALOIN
- ALONE
- ALOOF
- AMOLE
- AMONG
- ANOLE
- APORT
- AROID
- AROMA
- ATONE
- AVOID
- AZOTH
- BLOCK
- BLOOD
- BLOOM
- BOOST
- BROAD
- BROOD
- BROOM
- BROWN
- CEORL
- CHOIR
- CLOAK
- CLOAM
- CLOCK
- CLONE
- CLOSE
- CLOUD
- CLOUT
- CLOVE
- CLOWN
- CLOZE
- COOMB
- CRONE
- CRONY
- CROSS
- CROWD
- CROWN
- DHOLE
- DROIT
- DROLL
- DROSS
- EBONY
- ELOIN
- ELOPE
- ENOKI
- EPOCH
- EVOKE
- FEOFF
- FJORD
- FLOAT
- FLONG
- FLOOD
- FLOOR
- FROND
- FRONT
- FROST
- FROTH
- GHOST
- GLOAM
- GLOAT
- GLOBE
- GLOOM
- GLORY
- GLOVE
- GOOSE
- GROUP
- GROVE
- IVORY
- KIORE
- KIOSK
- KLOOF
- KNOCK
- LOOSE
- OVOID
- PHONE
- PIOUS
- PRONE
- PROUD
- PROVE
- PROWL
- PSOAS
- QUOIN
- QUOTA
- SCOFF
- SCOPA
- SCORE
- SCOUR
- SCOWL
- SHORN
- SHORT
- SLOPE
- SMOKE
- SPOON
- SPORT
- STOIC
- STONE
- STOPE
- STORE
- STORM
- STORY
- STOUP
- SWOON
- THOLE
- THORN
- TROAK
- TROVE
- WHOLE
- WRONG
- ZLOTY
What separates these 118 candidates
R, L, and E appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ABOUT exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, B, U, and T.
Leaders in open positions
- first: A in 20 words
- second: L in 32 words
- fourth: R in 16 words
- fifth: E in 33 words
Movable letters seen most often
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 46 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 42 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 39 candidates
- T appears outside the fixed clue in 31 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 30 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
63 of the 118 matches use 2 vowels. ADOPT is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 302 vowels: 633 vowels: 25
The third square does not move
Keep the third square honest
Do not slide O into another position just to make a familiar word fit. In ABOUT, the fixed tile stays third while A, B, 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.
ABOUT keeps O third, 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 118-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for ABOUT, ABOVE, and ADOPT show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ABOUT
- Concerning or relating to something; it can also mean approximately.
- ABOVE
- At a higher level or position than something else.
- ADOPT
- To take someone or something as your own, or to begin using an idea, plan, or method.
- ADORE
- To love or admire someone or something deeply.
- ADORN
- To decorate or add beauty to something.
- AFOOT
- In preparation or already happening.
- AGONE
- Ago; in the past; gone by, chiefly in archaic or literary usage.
- ALOFT
- High in the air or above the ground.
- ALOIN
- A bitter yellowish compound obtained from aloe latex and formerly used as a laxative ingredient.
- ALONE
- Without anyone or anything else present.
- ALOOF
- Distant, reserved, or not very friendly.
- 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.
- AMONG
- In the middle of or surrounded by several people or things.
- ANOLE
- A small lizard of the Americas, many species of which can change color somewhat.
- APORT
- Toward or on the port side of a ship.
- AROID
- A plant of the arum family, Araceae, which includes philodendrons, anthuriums, and calla lilies.
- AROMA
- A noticeable and usually pleasant smell.
- ATONE
- To make amends for a wrongdoing.
Keep O third and alter one other clue
From 5-Letter Words With O as the Third Letter, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words With O as the Second Letter, currently with 138 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
138 matches
5-Letter Words With O as the Second Letter
Open list →80 matches
5-Letter Words With O as the Fourth 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 O
Place O in the third square before comparing anything else. Then check A, B, U, and T from ABOUT one by one, preserving confirmed positions and moving any yellow away from its rejected square.