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106 verified matches
The opening tile is already settled, leaving 4 places to test. SABIR keeps A, B, I, and R distinct after S, which makes it a useful comparison point rather than an automatic guess.
106 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With S
106 playable 5-letter words begin with S, stretching alphabetically from SABIR to SYNOD. The first tile is already settled here, so the useful differences all sit in the remaining 4 places.
Repeated letters
22 answers repeat a letter
SAUNA, SCENE, SCOFF, and SENNA are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with SABIR, SALMI, and SAMPI.
Reading order
The list runs from SABIR to SYNOD
SABIR, SALMI, SAMPI, SAUCE, and SAUNA open the list; SYNOD is the final entry alphabetically.
All 106 matches from SABIR to SYNOD
106 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use SABIR as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- SABIR
- SALMI
- SAMPI
- SAUCE
- SAUNA
- SCALE
- SCANT
- SCARF
- SCARP
- SCAUP
- SCEND
- SCENE
- SCION
- SCOFF
- SCOPA
- SCORE
- SCOUR
- SCOWL
- SCUTE
- SENNA
- SEPAL
- SERAC
- SERAL
- SERIF
- SEROW
- SERVE
- SHAKO
- SHAPE
- SHARD
- SHARE
- SHARK
- SHARP
- SHEEP
- SHEET
- SHELF
- SHIEL
- SHIFT
- SHIRK
- SHIRT
- SHORN
- SHORT
- SHREW
- SILEX
- SINCE
- SINEW
- SKEAN
- SKILL
- SLEEK
- SLEEP
- SLOPE
- SLYLY
- SMALL
- SMART
- SMILE
- SMITE
- SMOKE
- SNAKE
- SNARE
- SNATH
- SOLAN
- SOLID
- SOLVE
- SORRY
- SOUND
- SOUTH
- SOWAR
- SPACE
- SPAHI
- SPARK
- SPEAK
- SPEED
- SPEND
- SPEOS
- SPICE
- SPOON
- SPORT
- SPURN
- STACK
- STAGE
- STALE
- STAND
- START
- STAVE
- STEAL
- STEAM
- STELA
- STILL
- STOIC
- STONE
- STOPE
- STORE
- STORM
- STORY
- STOUP
- STYLE
- SUGAR
- SULLY
- SUPER
- SURAL
- SWEEP
- SWEET
- SWING
- SWINK
- SWIRL
- SWOON
- SYNOD
What separates these 106 candidates
E, A, and R appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. SABIR exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, B, I, and R.
Leaders in open positions
- second: T in 18 words
- third: A in 25 words
- fourth: R in 22 words
- fifth: E in 25 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 52 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 44 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 34 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 31 candidates
- T appears outside the fixed clue in 30 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
66 of the 106 matches use 2 vowels. SABIR is one concrete example of that shape.
0 vowels: 11 vowel: 372 vowels: 663 vowels: 2
S owns the opening square
Why SABIR is worth comparing
Keep S anchored at the front and compare the remaining tiles, not the whole word. SABIR checks 4 different follow-up letters—A, B, I, and R—so any gray among them removes that word immediately and may clear several neighbors from the list too.
SABIR belongs here because it starts with S; that alone does not make it legal on your current board. Submit it only when A, B, I, and R also agree with the feedback you have already earned.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 106-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for SABIR, SALMI, and SAMPI show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- SABIR
- A pidgin or lingua franca used for communication between people who do not share a native language.
- SALMI
- A rich stew or ragout, especially one made from roasted game birds or other game.
- SAMPI
- An archaic Greek letter later retained chiefly as a numeral symbol representing 900.
- SAUCE
- A liquid or soft mixture served with food to add flavor or moisture.
- SAUNA
- A heated room used for relaxation and sweating.
- SCALE
- A system for measuring or comparing size, weight, level, or degree.
- SCANT
- Barely sufficient or less than the full amount.
- SCARF
- A piece of fabric worn around the neck for warmth or decoration.
- SCARP
- A steep slope, cliff, or face of an escarpment.
- SCAUP
- A diving duck of the genus Aythya, especially the greater or lesser scaup.
- SCEND
- The heaving or pitching movement of a ship caused by waves; also to move with such a motion.
- SCENE
- The place where an event occurs, or a division of a play, film, or story.
- SCION
- A descendant of a notable or wealthy family.
- SCOFF
- To speak about something in a scornful or mocking way.
- SCOPA
- A brushlike group of hairs on the body or legs of certain bees used for collecting and carrying pollen.
- SCORE
- The number of points achieved in a game, test, or competition.
- SCOUR
- To search thoroughly or clean by rubbing hard.
- SCOWL
- An angry or disapproving facial expression.
Keep S in front and change one other condition
From 5-Letter Words Starting With S, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Starting With A, currently with 140 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 A
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5-Letter Words Starting With B
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5-Letter Words Starting With F
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5-Letter Words Starting With P
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5-Letter Words Starting With G
Open list →Try SABIR only with S already fixed first
Return to SABIR only when the first square is confirmed as S. Keep every green where it is, move every yellow, and reject the word immediately if one of A, B, I, and R has already turned gray.