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40 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 3 places to test. SAFE keeps A, F, and E distinct after S, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
40 real matches in Wurdella
4-Letter Words Starting With S
40 playable 4-letter words begin with S, stretching alphabetically from SAFE to SWIM. The first tile is already settled here, so the useful differences all sit in the remaining 3 places.
Repeated letters
1 answer repeats a letter
SEED uses one letter more than once. For a guess with no duplicated tile, compare it with SAFE, SAIL, and SALT.
Reading order
The list runs from SAFE to SWIM
SAFE, SAIL, SALT, SAME, and SAND open the list; SWIM is the final entry alphabetically.
All 40 matches from SAFE to SWIM
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: SAFE opens it, SLIP marks the midpoint and SWIM closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- SAFE
- SAIL
- SALT
- SAME
- SAND
- SEAL
- SEAT
- SEED
- SEND
- SHIP
- SHOE
- SHOP
- SIGN
- SILK
- SING
- SINK
- SIZE
- SKIN
- SKIP
- SLED
- SLIP
- SLOW
- SNOW
- SOAP
- SOCK
- SODA
- SOFA
- SOFT
- SOME
- SONG
- SOUP
- SPIN
- SPOT
- STAR
- STEM
- STEP
- STOP
- SUIT
- SWAN
- SWIM
What separates these 40 candidates
O, I, and A appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. SAFE exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, F, and E.
Leaders in open positions
- second: O in 8 words
- third: I in 8 words
- fourth: P in 8 words
Movable letters seen most often
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 14 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 13 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 12 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 12 candidates
- N appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
26 of the 40 matches use 1 vowel. SALT is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 262 vowels: 14
S owns the opening square
Why SAFE is worth comparing
Keep S anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. SAFE checks 3 different follow-up letters—A, F, and E—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
SAFE belongs here because it starts with S; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when A, F, and E also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 40-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for SAFE, SAIL, and SALT show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- SAFE
- Protected from danger, harm, or risk.
- SAIL
- A piece of strong fabric used to catch wind and move a boat.
- SALT
- A crystalline mineral, chiefly sodium chloride, used for seasoning and preservation.
- SAME
- Exactly alike or not different.
- SAND
- Loose grains of worn rock or mineral material, especially on beaches and deserts.
- SEAL
- A marine mammal with flippers and a streamlined body.
- SEAT
- A place or object designed for sitting.
- SEED
- The reproductive structure of a flowering plant from which a new plant can grow.
- SEND
- To cause something to go or be delivered somewhere.
- SHIP
- A large vessel used for traveling or carrying goods on water.
- SHOE
- A protective covering worn on the foot, usually with a sole.
- SHOP
- A place where goods are sold.
- SIGN
- A notice, symbol, or object that gives information.
- SILK
- A smooth, soft, strong material made from fibers produced by silkworms.
- SING
- To produce musical sounds with the voice.
- SINK
- To move downward below a surface, especially into water, or a basin with a drain.
- SIZE
- How large or small something is.
- SKIN
- The outer covering of a person's or animal's body.
Keep S in front and change one other condition
From 4-Letter Words Starting With S, 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.
49 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With B
Open list →49 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With C
Open list →34 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With F
Open list →33 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With D
Open list →28 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With P
Open list →28 matches
4-Letter Words Starting With W
Open list →Try SAFE only with S already fixed first
Return to SAFE only when the first square is confirmed as S. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of A, F, and E has already turned gray.