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49 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 3 places to test. CAGE keeps A, G, and E distinct after C, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
49 real matches in Wurdella
4-Letter Words Starting With C
49 playable 4-letter words begin with C, stretching alphabetically from CAGE to CUTE. The first tile is already settled here, so the useful differences all sit in the remaining 3 places.
Repeated letters
3 answers repeat a letter
CELL, COOK, and COOL each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with CAGE, CAKE, and CALF.
Reading order
The list runs from CAGE to CUTE
CAGE, CAKE, CALF, CALM, and CAMP open the list; CUTE is the final entry alphabetically.
All 49 matches from CAGE to CUTE
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: CAGE opens it, CLAY marks the midpoint and CUTE closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- CAGE
- CAKE
- CALF
- CALM
- CAMP
- CANE
- CAPE
- CARD
- CARE
- CART
- CASE
- CASH
- CAST
- CAVE
- CELL
- CHAT
- CHEF
- CHEW
- CHIN
- CHIP
- CHOP
- CITY
- CLAP
- CLAW
- CLAY
- CLIP
- CLOG
- COAL
- COAT
- COIN
- COLD
- COLT
- COMB
- COME
- CONE
- COOK
- COOL
- COPY
- CORD
- CORE
- CORK
- CORN
- CRAB
- CRIB
- CROP
- CROW
- CUBE
- CURL
- CUTE
What separates these 49 candidates
A, O, and E appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. CAGE exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, G, and E.
Leaders in open positions
- second: O in 15 words
- third: R in 8 words
- fourth: E in 12 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 21 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 19 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 15 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 13 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 12 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
32 of the 49 matches use 1 vowel. CALF is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 322 vowels: 17
C owns the opening square
Why CAGE is worth comparing
Keep C anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. CAGE checks 3 different follow-up letters—A, G, and E—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
CAGE belongs here because it starts with C; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when A, G, and E also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 49-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for CAGE, CAKE, and CALF show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- CAGE
- A structure of bars or wire used to confine an animal or object.
- CAKE
- A sweet baked food made from a mixture usually containing flour, sugar, and eggs.
- CALF
- A young cow or other cattle animal.
- CALM
- Peaceful, quiet, and free from strong emotion.
- CAMP
- A place where people stay temporarily in tents or other simple shelters.
- CANE
- A stick used for support while walking.
- CAPE
- A sleeveless piece of clothing that hangs from the shoulders.
- CARD
- A piece of thick paper used for messages, games, or identification.
- CARE
- To look after, protect, or feel concern for someone or something.
- CART
- A vehicle with wheels used for carrying goods, often pushed, pulled, or drawn by an animal.
- CASE
- A container or covering used to protect or hold something.
- CASH
- Money in the form of coins or paper notes.
- CAST
- To throw or send something through the air.
- CAVE
- A natural underground chamber or hollow in rock.
- CELL
- The smallest basic unit of a living thing.
- CHAT
- To talk in a friendly, informal way.
- CHEF
- A professional cook, especially the person in charge of a kitchen.
- CHEW
- To crush food with the teeth before swallowing it.
Keep C in front and change one other condition
From 4-Letter Words Starting With C, the nearest alternative is 4-Letter Words Starting With B, currently with 49 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
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Open list →Try CAGE only with C already fixed first
Return to CAGE only when the first square is confirmed as C. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of A, G, and E has already turned gray.