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12 words fit both edges
3 tiles remain unsettled. CABER fills them with A, B, and E, so it is a useful word to compare with the exact letters your board has kept or rejected.
12 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In R
C at the front and R at the end leave 12 complete answers, running alphabetically from CABER to COWER. Only the 3 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
3 answers repeat a letter
CHEER, CHIRR, and COLOR each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with CABER, CAPER, and CEDAR.
Reading order
The list runs from CABER to COWER
CABER, CAPER, CEDAR, CHAIR, and CHEER open the list; COWER is the final entry alphabetically.
All 12 matches from CABER to COWER
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: CABER opens it, CHOIR marks the midpoint and COWER closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- CABER
- CAPER
- CEDAR
- CHAIR
- CHEER
- CHIRR
- CHOIR
- CIDER
- CLEAR
- COLOR
- COVER
- COWER
What separates these 12 candidates
E, A, and H appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. CABER exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, B, and E.
Leaders in open positions
- second: H in 4 words
- third: D in 2 words
- fourth: E in 6 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 8 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 5 candidates
- H appears outside the fixed clue in 4 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 4 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 4 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
11 of the 12 matches use 2 vowels. CABER is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 12 vowels: 11
C and R lock the outside
Compare the inside of CABER
Ignore the already-proven C and R while measuring new information. The middle of CABER contributes A, B, and E. Compare those interior letters with the same positions in the other answers; one yellow or gray clue there can settle a 12-word shortlist quickly.
CABER fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior A, B, and E must still match the exact positions and letter quantities shown in your round.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 12-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for CABER, CAPER, and CEDAR show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- CABER
- A heavy tapered pole thrown in the Scottish sport of tossing the caber.
- CAPER
- A playful leap or an adventurous illegal scheme.
- CEDAR
- An evergreen tree with fragrant durable wood.
- CHAIR
- A seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs.
- CHEER
- A shout of encouragement or approval, or a feeling of happiness and optimism.
- CHIRR
- To make a short trilling, whirring, or chirping sound.
- CHOIR
- A group of singers performing together.
- CIDER
- A drink made from the juice of pressed apples.
- CLEAR
- Easy to see or understand; transparent or free from obstruction.
- COLOR
- The visual quality of an object produced by the way it reflects or emits light.
- COVER
- To place something over another thing to protect, hide, or enclose it.
- COWER
- To crouch or shrink away in fear.
Keep C and R at the edges, then revise the middle
From 5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In R, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In E, currently with 20 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
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5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In E
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5-Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In R
Open list →9 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In L
Open list →8 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In H
Open list →8 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In K
Open list →Inspect the middle of CABER
Anchor C first and R last, then read only the interior of CABER. If A, B, and E conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.