Pattern size
9 verified matches
Only the ending is shared. The earlier 4 slots still vary, and AGLOW covers A, G, L, and O before the final W without wasting that comparison on the known tile.
9 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Ending In W
Fix W in the final square and 9 Wurdella words remain, from AGLOW to THROW. The ending no longer needs attention; the earlier 4 places are where these candidates separate from one another.
Repeated letters
2 answers repeat a letter
ALLOW and ARROW each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with AGLOW, BELOW, and ELBOW.
Reading order
The list runs from AGLOW to THROW
AGLOW, ALLOW, ARROW, BELOW, and ELBOW open the list; THROW is the final entry alphabetically.
All 9 matches from AGLOW to THROW
9 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare AGLOW, ELBOW and THROW with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- AGLOW
- ALLOW
- ARROW
- BELOW
- ELBOW
- SEROW
- SHREW
- SINEW
- THROW
What separates these 9 candidates
O, E, and L appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. AGLOW exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, G, L, and O.
Leaders in open positions
- first: A in 3 words
- second: E in 2 words
- third: R in 4 words
- fourth: O in 7 words
Movable letters seen most often
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 7 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 5 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 4 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 4 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
7 of the 9 matches use 2 vowels. AGLOW is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 22 vowels: 7
W closes every answer
Read AGLOW from right to left
Hold W at the end and work backward through the evidence. Before that known tile, AGLOW tests A, G, L, and O without a duplicate. Check those letters against the earliest open squares first, because that is where similar endings usually part company.
The final W earns AGLOW 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 9-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for AGLOW, ALLOW, and ARROW show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- AGLOW
- Glowing with light, warmth, or excitement.
- ALLOW
- To give permission for something or make it possible.
- ARROW
- A slender pointed projectile shot from a bow, or a symbol showing direction.
- BELOW
- At a lower level or position than something else.
- ELBOW
- The joint between the upper arm and forearm.
- SEROW
- A goat-antelope of the genus Capricornis, native to mountainous regions of Asia.
- SHREW
- A small insect-eating mammal with a pointed snout.
- SINEW
- Tough tissue connecting muscle to bone; a tendon.
- THROW
- To send an object through the air with a movement of the hand or arm.
Hold the final W and adjust the earlier evidence
From 5-Letter Words Ending In W, 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 AGLOW
Start with the last square: if W is not fixed there, leave this list. If it is, compare A, G, L, and O in AGLOW with the earlier tiles and remove the word at the first contradiction.