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8 words fit both edges
3 tiles remain unsettled. FAIRY fills them with A, I, and R, so it is a useful word to compare with the exact letters your board has kept or rejected.
8 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In Y
F at the front and Y at the end leave 8 complete answers, running alphabetically from FAIRY to FUNNY. Only the 3 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
4 answers repeat a letter
FERRY, FIRRY, FOLLY, and FUNNY each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with FAIRY, FANCY, and FORTY.
Reading order
FAIRY to FUNNY: the whole shortlist
FAIRY, FANCY, FERRY, FIRRY, FOLLY, FORTY, FUBSY, and FUNNY make up the entire result set, so there is no hidden second page of answers.
All 8 matches from FAIRY to FUNNY
8 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare FAIRY, FOLLY and FUNNY with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- FAIRY
- FANCY
- FERRY
- FIRRY
- FOLLY
- FORTY
- FUBSY
- FUNNY
What separates these 8 candidates
R, A, and I appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. FAIRY exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, I, and R.
Leaders in open positions
- second: A in 2 words
- third: R in 3 words
- fourth: R in 3 words
Movable letters seen most often
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 4 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- N appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
7 of the 8 matches use 1 vowel. FANCY is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 72 vowels: 1
F and Y lock the outside
Compare the inside of FAIRY
Ignore the already-proven F and Y while measuring new information. The middle of FAIRY contributes A, I, and R. Compare those interior letters with the same positions in the other answers; one yellow or gray clue there can settle a 8-word shortlist quickly.
FAIRY fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior A, I, and R must still match the exact positions and letter quantities shown in your round.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 8-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for FAIRY, FANCY, and FERRY show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- FAIRY
- A mythical small supernatural being often depicted with magical powers and wings.
- FANCY
- Elaborate, decorative, or more complex than ordinary; also to want or imagine something.
- FERRY
- A boat that carries people or vehicles across water.
- FIRRY
- Made of fir wood, resembling fir, or abounding in fir trees.
- FOLLY
- A foolish action, idea, or decision.
- FORTY
- The number 40.
- FUBSY
- Short and stout or squat in build.
- FUNNY
- Causing laughter or amusement, or unusual in a way that seems strange.
Keep F and Y at the edges, then revise the middle
From 5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In Y, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In E, currently with 16 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
16 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In E
Open list →12 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With D and Ending In Y
Open list →11 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In T
Open list →10 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With E and Ending In Y
Open list →8 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In Y
Open list →7 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In D
Open list →Inspect the middle of FAIRY
Anchor F first and Y last, then read only the interior of FAIRY. If A, I, and R conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.