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7 words fit both edges
3 tiles remain unsettled. SCION fills them with C, I, and O, so it is a useful word to compare with the exact letters your board has kept or rejected.
7 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In N
S at the front and N at the end leave 7 complete answers, running alphabetically from SCION to SWOON. Only the 3 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
2 answers repeat a letter
SPOON and SWOON each use a duplicate. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with SCION, SHORN, and SKEAN.
Reading order
SCION to SWOON: the whole shortlist
SCION, SHORN, SKEAN, SOLAN, SPOON, SPURN, and SWOON make up the entire result set, so there is no hidden second page of answers.
All 7 matches from SCION to SWOON
7 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare SCION, SOLAN and SWOON with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- SCION
- SHORN
- SKEAN
- SOLAN
- SPOON
- SPURN
- SWOON
What separates these 7 candidates
O, A, and P appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. SCION exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: C, I, and O.
Leaders in open positions
- second: P in 2 words
- third: O in 3 words
- fourth: O in 3 words
Movable letters seen most often
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 5 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- P appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- C appears outside the fixed clue in 1 candidate
Vowel count across the matches
5 of the 7 matches use 2 vowels. SCION is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 22 vowels: 5
S and N lock the outside
Compare the inside of SCION
Ignore the already-proven S and N while measuring new information. The middle of SCION contributes C, I, and O. Compare those interior letters with the same positions in the other answers; one yellow or gray clue there can settle a 7-word shortlist quickly.
SCION fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior C, I, and O must still match the exact positions and letter quantities shown in your round.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 7-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for SCION, SHORN, and SKEAN show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- SCION
- A descendant of a notable or wealthy family.
- SHORN
- Having had hair, wool, or another covering cut away.
- SKEAN
- A traditional Irish or Scottish knife or dagger.
- SOLAN
- The northern gannet, a large seabird of the North Atlantic.
- SPOON
- A utensil with a shallow bowl on a handle, used for eating, serving, or stirring.
- SPURN
- To reject or refuse with contempt.
- SWOON
- To faint or become overwhelmed with emotion.
Keep S and N at the edges, then revise the middle
From 5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In N, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In E, currently with 25 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
25 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In E
Open list →10 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In L
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5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In T
Open list →8 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In N
Open list →8 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In N
Open list →8 matches
5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In D
Open list →Inspect the middle of SCION
Anchor S first and N last, then read only the interior of SCION. If C, I, and O conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.