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87 verified matches
One square is known and 4 are still open. AUDIO places A, D, I, and O around the fixed U, giving you 4 distinct letters to compare with earlier feedback.
87 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words With U as the Second Letter
U stays in the second position throughout this 87-word set, which begins with AUDIO and ends with ZUPAN. Nothing on this page moves the confirmed tile to make a familiar spelling fit.
Repeated letters
19 answers repeat a letter
AUGUR, AURAL, BUNNY, and CULCH are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with AUDIO, AUGHT, and AULIC.
Reading order
The list runs from AUDIO to ZUPAN
AUDIO, AUGHT, AUGUR, AULIC, and AURAL open the list; ZUPAN is the final entry alphabetically.
All 87 matches from AUDIO to ZUPAN
87 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use AUDIO as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- AUDIO
- AUGHT
- AUGUR
- AULIC
- AURAL
- AURIC
- BUDGE
- BUILD
- BUNCH
- BUNNY
- BURAN
- BURST
- CULCH
- CULEX
- CURIO
- CURVE
- DULSE
- DUPLE
- DURRA
- DUSKY
- FUBSY
- FUGAL
- FUGUE
- FUMET
- FUNNY
- FURZE
- GUARD
- GUESS
- GUEST
- GUIDE
- GUILE
- GUISE
- GULAR
- GULES
- GUSTO
- HUMAN
- HUMIC
- HURST
- JUDGE
- JUICE
- JULEP
- JUMBO
- JUROR
- KUDZU
- LUCKY
- LUNCH
- LUNET
- LUNGE
- LURCH
- LURID
- MUCIC
- MUCOR
- MURAL
- MUREX
- MURID
- MURKY
- MUSIC
- NUDGE
- NURSE
- OUPHE
- OUSEL
- PUNKA
- PUPPY
- QUARK
- QUASH
- QUASI
- QUEEN
- QUELL
- QUERN
- QUEST
- QUICK
- QUIET
- QUOIN
- QUOTA
- RUDDY
- RULER
- RUMEN
- SUGAR
- SULLY
- SUPER
- SURAL
- TUNIC
- TUPLE
- VUGGY
- WUXIA
- YUCCA
- ZUPAN
What separates these 87 candidates
E, R, and L appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. AUDIO exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, D, I, and O.
Leaders in open positions
- first: Q in 11 words
- third: R in 18 words
- fourth: E in 12 words
- fifth: E in 16 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 33 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 29 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 25 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 23 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 20 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
52 of the 87 matches use 2 vowels. AUGHT is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 162 vowels: 523 vowels: 184 vowels: 1
The second square does not move
Keep the second square honest
Do not slide U into another position just to make a familiar word fit. In AUDIO, the fixed tile stays second while A, D, I, and O occupy the open squares. Compare those letters with the board first; then use the position leaders to break ties among the survivors.
AUDIO keeps U second, 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 87-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for AUDIO, AUGHT, and AUGUR show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- AUDIO
- Sound that is recorded, transmitted, or reproduced electronically.
- AUGHT
- Anything at all; an archaic or literary term.
- AUGUR
- To indicate that a future event is likely.
- AULIC
- Relating to a royal or imperial court or palace.
- AURAL
- Relating to the ear or the sense of hearing.
- AURIC
- Relating to gold, especially gold in the +3 oxidation state.
- BUDGE
- To move or cause something to move slightly.
- BUILD
- To make or construct something by putting parts or materials together.
- BUNCH
- A group of similar things gathered together.
- BUNNY
- A rabbit, especially a young or small one.
- BURAN
- A strong cold northeasterly wind or snowstorm occurring in parts of Russia and Central Asia.
- BURST
- To break open suddenly or release something with force, or a sudden short period of activity.
- CULCH
- Shells, gravel, or other material spread on an oyster bed to provide a surface for young oysters to attach to.
- CULEX
- A genus of mosquitoes that includes many widespread species, some of which can transmit disease.
- CURIO
- A rare, unusual, or interesting object.
- CURVE
- A line or surface that bends smoothly.
- DULSE
- An edible red seaweed, Palmaria palmata, found in cool North Atlantic and North Pacific waters.
- DUPLE
- Having two beats or two main divisions to a measure in music.
Keep U second and alter one other clue
From 5-Letter Words With U as the Second Letter, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words With U as the Third Letter, currently with 87 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
87 matches
5-Letter Words With U as the Third Letter
Open list →44 matches
5-Letter Words With U 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 U
Place U in the second square before comparing anything else. Then check A, D, I, and O from AUDIO one by one, preserving confirmed positions and moving any yellow away from its rejected square.