Pattern size
6 words fit both edges
3 tiles remain unsettled. CANDY fills them with A, N, and D, so it is a useful word to compare with the exact letters your board has kept or rejected.
6 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In Y
C at the front and Y at the end leave 6 complete answers, running alphabetically from CANDY to CRONY. Only the 3 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
2 answers repeat a letter
CARRY and COYLY each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with CANDY, CANTY, and CRAZY.
Reading order
CANDY to CRONY: the whole shortlist
CANDY, CANTY, CARRY, COYLY, CRAZY, and CRONY make up the entire result set, so there is no hidden second page of answers.
All 6 matches from CANDY to CRONY
6 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare CANDY, COYLY and CRONY with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- CANDY
- CANTY
- CARRY
- COYLY
- CRAZY
- CRONY
What separates these 6 candidates
A, N, and R appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. CANDY exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, N, and D.
Leaders in open positions
- second: A in 3 words
- third: N in 2 words
- fourth: D in 1 word
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 4 candidates
- N appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- D appears outside the fixed clue in 1 candidate
Vowel count across the matches
6 of the 6 matches use 1 vowel. CANDY is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 6
C and Y lock the outside
Compare the inside of CANDY
Ignore the already-proven C and Y while measuring new information. The middle of CANDY contributes A, N, and D. Compare those interior letters with the same positions in the other answers; one yellow or gray clue there can settle a 6-word shortlist quickly.
CANDY fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior A, N, and D must still match the exact positions and letter quantities shown in your round.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 6-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for CANDY, CANTY, and CARRY show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- CANDY
- A sweet food made mainly from sugar, chocolate, or similar ingredients.
- CANTY
- Cheerful, lively, or in good spirits; chiefly Scottish.
- CARRY
- To support and move something from one place to another.
- COYLY
- In a shy or deliberately reserved way.
- CRAZY
- Very unusual, uncontrolled, or unreasonable.
- CRONY
- A close associate, especially one involved in favoritism.
Keep C and Y at the edges, then revise the middle
From 5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In Y, 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.
20 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In E
Open list →15 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In T
Open list →12 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In R
Open list →12 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With D and Ending In Y
Open list →10 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With E and Ending In Y
Open list →9 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In L
Open list →Inspect the middle of CANDY
Anchor C first and Y last, then read only the interior of CANDY. If A, N, and D conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.