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28 verified matches
One square is known and 4 are still open. AISLE places A, I, L, and E around the fixed S, giving you 4 distinct letters to compare with earlier feedback.
28 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words With S as the Third Letter
S stays in the third position throughout this 28-word set, which begins with AISLE and ends with ZESTY. Nothing on this page moves the confirmed tile to make a familiar spelling fit.
Repeated letters
12 answers repeat a letter
ASSAI, ASSAY, BESET, and BOSON are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with AISLE, BASIC, and BESOM.
Reading order
The list runs from AISLE to ZESTY
AISLE, ASSAI, ASSAY, BASIC, and BESET open the list; ZESTY is the final entry alphabetically.
All 28 matches from AISLE to ZESTY
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: AISLE opens it, HASTE marks the midpoint and ZESTY closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- AISLE
- ASSAI
- ASSAY
- BASIC
- BESET
- BESOM
- BESOT
- BOSON
- CESTA
- COSET
- DUSKY
- EASEL
- EISEL
- GUSTO
- HASTE
- ISSUE
- LASER
- MESON
- MESSY
- MUSIC
- NASHI
- NISEI
- OASIS
- OUSEL
- PASTA
- POSIT
- VISIT
- ZESTY
What separates these 28 candidates
E, A, and I appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. AISLE exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, I, L, and E.
Leaders in open positions
- first: B in 5 words
- second: A in 7 words
- fourth: E in 7 words
- fifth: T in 5 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 16 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 11 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 11 candidates
- T appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 9 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
17 of the 28 matches use 2 vowels. ASSAY is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 32 vowels: 173 vowels: 8
The third square does not move
Keep the third square honest
Do not slide S into another position just to make a familiar word fit. In AISLE, the fixed tile stays third while A, I, L, and E occupy the open squares. Compare those letters with the board first; then use the position leaders to break ties among the survivors.
AISLE keeps S 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 28-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for AISLE, ASSAI, and ASSAY show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- AISLE
- A passage between rows of seats or shelves.
- ASSAI
- A musical direction meaning very, very much, or sufficiently, from Italian.
- ASSAY
- To test or analyze the quality of a substance.
- BASIC
- Simple, fundamental, or forming the starting point of something.
- BESET
- To trouble or surround persistently with difficulties.
- BESOM
- A broom made of twigs tied around a handle.
- BESOT
- To make someone foolishly infatuated or mentally dulled.
- BOSON
- A subatomic particle with integer spin that follows Bose-Einstein statistics.
- CESTA
- A curved wicker scoop worn on the hand in jai alai for catching and throwing the ball.
- COSET
- In group theory, a set obtained by multiplying every element of a subgroup by a fixed group element.
- DUSKY
- Somewhat dark or dim in color or light.
- EASEL
- A stand used to support a canvas or display board.
- EISEL
- Vinegar or sour wine; an archaic word.
- GUSTO
- Great enjoyment, enthusiasm, or energy.
- HASTE
- Excessive speed or urgency in action or movement.
- ISSUE
- An important topic, problem, or matter for discussion.
- LASER
- A device that produces a narrow, intense beam of coherent light.
- MESON
- A subatomic particle composed of one quark and one antiquark.
Keep S third and alter one other clue
From 5-Letter Words With S as the Third Letter, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words With S as the Fourth Letter, currently with 89 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
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Open list →Test the open squares around S
Place S in the third square before comparing anything else. Then check A, I, L, and E from AISLE one by one, preserving confirmed positions and moving any yellow away from its rejected square.