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51 verified matches
Only the ending is shared. The earlier 4 slots still vary, and CESTA covers C, E, S, and T before the final A without wasting that comparison on the known tile.
51 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Ending In A
Fix A in the final square and 51 Wurdella words remain, from ABACA to ZEBRA. The ending no longer needs attention; the earlier 4 places are where these candidates separate from one another.
Repeated letters
30 answers repeat a letter
ABACA, AECIA, AGAMA, and ALULA are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with CESTA, DELTA, and DOGMA.
Reading order
The list runs from ABACA to ZEBRA
ABACA, AECIA, AGAMA, ALULA, and ARECA open the list; ZEBRA is the final entry alphabetically.
All 51 matches from ABACA to ZEBRA
51 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use CESTA as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- ABACA
- AECIA
- AGAMA
- ALULA
- ARECA
- AROMA
- CESTA
- CILIA
- CIRCA
- COTTA
- DELTA
- DOGMA
- DRAMA
- DURRA
- EXTRA
- FATWA
- FOVEA
- HEVEA
- INULA
- JIRGA
- KAPPA
- KARMA
- LAVRA
- LEMMA
- LIMBA
- LLAMA
- NINJA
- NORIA
- OPERA
- PALLA
- PANDA
- PANGA
- PASTA
- PENNA
- PIZZA
- PUNKA
- QUOTA
- SAUNA
- SCOPA
- SENNA
- STELA
- THETA
- ULEMA
- ULTRA
- UMBRA
- URENA
- USNEA
- UVULA
- WUXIA
- YUCCA
- ZEBRA
What separates these 51 candidates
A, E, and R appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. CESTA exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: C, E, S, and T.
Leaders in open positions
- first: P in 7 words
- second: A in 9 words
- third: N in 7 words
- fourth: M in 8 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 17 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 17 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 15 candidates
- U appears outside the fixed clue in 14 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 13 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
32 of the 51 matches use 2 vowels. CESTA is one concrete example of that shape.
2 vowels: 323 vowels: 184 vowels: 1
A closes every answer
Read CESTA from right to left
Hold A at the end and work backward through the evidence. Before that known tile, CESTA tests C, E, S, and T without a duplicate. Check those letters against the earliest open squares first, because that is where similar endings usually part company.
The final A earns CESTA a place on this page. The earlier letters still need to satisfy your greens, yellows and exclusions before the word deserves a turn.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 51-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for ABACA, AECIA, and AGAMA show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ABACA
- A Philippine plant related to the banana, cultivated for strong fiber known as Manila hemp.
- AECIA
- Plural of aecium: cup-shaped spore-producing structures formed by certain rust fungi.
- AGAMA
- A genus of mostly colorful lizards native to Africa and parts of Asia.
- ALULA
- A small feathered projection on the leading edge of a bird's wing that aids slow flight.
- ARECA
- A genus of tropical palms that includes the areca palm, whose seed is commonly called betel nut.
- AROMA
- A noticeable and usually pleasant smell.
- CESTA
- A curved wicker scoop worn on the hand in jai alai for catching and throwing the ball.
- CILIA
- Tiny hair-like structures on cells that can move or sense their surroundings.
- CIRCA
- Approximately; used especially before a date that is not known exactly.
- COTTA
- A short white ecclesiastical vestment resembling a surplice.
- DELTA
- Land formed where a river divides near its mouth.
- DOGMA
- A principle accepted as unquestionably true.
- DRAMA
- A play for theater, film, or television, or an emotionally intense situation.
- DURRA
- A cultivated variety of sorghum grown as a cereal grain in dry regions of Africa and Asia.
- EXTRA
- Additional to what is usual, expected, or necessary.
- FATWA
- A formal legal opinion or ruling issued by a qualified Islamic scholar.
- FOVEA
- A small depression in the retina responsible for sharp central vision.
- HEVEA
- A genus of tropical South American trees including the Para rubber tree.
Hold the final A and adjust the earlier evidence
From 5-Letter Words Ending In A, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Ending In E, currently with 250 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
Work backward through CESTA
Start with the last square: if A is not fixed there, leave this list. If it is, compare C, E, S, and T in CESTA with the earlier tiles and remove the word at the first contradiction.