Pattern size
33 verified matches
Only the ending is shared. The earlier 4 slots still vary, and ADUNC covers A, D, U, and N before the final C without wasting that comparison on the known tile.
33 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Ending In C
Fix C in the final square and 33 Wurdella words remain, from ACMIC to XYLIC. The ending no longer needs attention; the earlier 4 places are where these candidates separate from one another.
Repeated letters
10 answers repeat a letter
ACMIC, CERIC, CIVIC, and COMIC are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with ADUNC, AULIC, and AURIC.
Reading order
The list runs from ACMIC to XYLIC
ACMIC, ADUNC, AULIC, AURIC, and BASIC open the list; XYLIC is the final entry alphabetically.
All 33 matches from ACMIC to XYLIC
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: ACMIC opens it, ILEAC marks the midpoint and XYLIC closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- ACMIC
- ADUNC
- AULIC
- AURIC
- BASIC
- CERIC
- CIVIC
- COMIC
- CRAIC
- CYNIC
- ESTOC
- ETHIC
- GAMIC
- HAVOC
- HEMIC
- HUMIC
- ILEAC
- LILAC
- LOTIC
- LYRIC
- MAGIC
- MALIC
- MELIC
- MIMIC
- MUCIC
- MUSIC
- OLEIC
- RELIC
- SERAC
- STOIC
- TUNIC
- XEBEC
- XYLIC
What separates these 33 candidates
I, A, and M appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ADUNC exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, D, U, and N.
Leaders in open positions
- first: M in 6 words
- second: E in 6 words
- third: L in 6 words
- fourth: I in 26 words
Movable letters seen most often
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 28 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 13 candidates
- M appears outside the fixed clue in 11 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
26 of the 33 matches use 2 vowels. ADUNC is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 32 vowels: 263 vowels: 4
C closes every answer
Read ADUNC from right to left
Hold C at the end and work backward through the evidence. Before that known tile, ADUNC tests A, D, U, and N without a duplicate. Check those letters against the earliest open squares first, because that is where similar endings usually part company.
The final C earns ADUNC 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 33-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for ACMIC, ADUNC, and AULIC show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ACMIC
- Relating to an acme, climax, or point of greatest intensity or development.
- ADUNC
- Curved inward or hooked, especially like a beak.
- AULIC
- Relating to a royal or imperial court or palace.
- AURIC
- Relating to gold, especially gold in the +3 oxidation state.
- BASIC
- Simple, fundamental, or forming the starting point of something.
- CERIC
- Relating to cerium in the +4 oxidation state, as in ceric compounds.
- CIVIC
- Relating to a city, community, or public duty.
- COMIC
- A performer, story, or publication intended to be funny.
- CRAIC
- Enjoyable social activity, lively conversation, entertainment, or news, especially in Irish usage.
- CYNIC
- A person who doubts people's sincerity or good motives.
- ESTOC
- A long, stiff, pointed sword used in medieval and Renaissance Europe primarily for thrusting.
- ETHIC
- A moral principle that guides behavior.
- GAMIC
- Relating to sexual reproduction or the fusion of gametes.
- HAVOC
- Widespread chaos, damage, or destruction.
- HEMIC
- Relating to blood or the blood system.
- HUMIC
- Relating to humus or substances formed from decomposed organic matter in soil.
- ILEAC
- Relating to the ileum, the final section of the small intestine.
- LILAC
- A flowering shrub or a pale purple color.
Hold the final C and adjust the earlier evidence
From 5-Letter Words Ending In C, 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 ADUNC
Start with the last square: if C is not fixed there, leave this list. If it is, compare A, D, U, and N in ADUNC with the earlier tiles and remove the word at the first contradiction.