Pattern size
5 words fit both edges
3 tiles remain unsettled. PAVIS fills them with A, V, and I, so it is a useful word to compare with the exact letters your board has kept or rejected.
5 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In S
P at the front and S at the end leave 5 complete answers, running alphabetically from PAVIS to PYXIS. Only the 3 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
2 answers repeat a letter
PRESS and PSOAS each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with PAVIS, PIOUS, and PYXIS.
Reading order
PAVIS to PYXIS: the whole shortlist
PAVIS, PIOUS, PRESS, PSOAS, and PYXIS make up the entire result set, so there is no hidden second page of answers.
All 5 matches from PAVIS to PYXIS
5 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare PAVIS, PRESS and PYXIS with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- PAVIS
- PIOUS
- PRESS
- PSOAS
- PYXIS
What separates these 5 candidates
I, A, and O appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. PAVIS exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, V, and I.
Leaders in open positions
- second: A in 1 word
- third: O in 2 words
- fourth: I in 2 words
Movable letters seen most often
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- S appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 1 candidate
Vowel count across the matches
2 of the 5 matches use 1 vowel. PRESS is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 22 vowels: 23 vowels: 1
P and S lock the outside
Compare the inside of PAVIS
Ignore the already-proven P and S while measuring new information. The middle of PAVIS contributes A, V, and I. Compare those interior letters with the same positions in the other answers; one yellow or gray clue there can settle a 5-word shortlist quickly.
PAVIS fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior A, V, and I must still match the exact positions and letter quantities shown in your round.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 5-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for PAVIS, PIOUS, and PRESS show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- PAVIS
- A large oblong medieval shield, especially one used to protect archers or crossbowmen.
- PIOUS
- Deeply religious or devoted to religious practice.
- PRESS
- To apply steady force or pressure to something.
- PSOAS
- A deep muscle connecting the lumbar spine to the femur and involved in hip flexion.
- PYXIS
- A dry fruit capsule that opens by a lid-like top separating from the lower portion.
Keep P and S at the edges, then revise the middle
From 5-Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In S, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In E, currently with 13 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 P and Ending In E
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Open list →5 matches
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Open list →Inspect the middle of PAVIS
Anchor P first and S last, then read only the interior of PAVIS. If A, V, and I conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.