Pattern size
6 words fit both edges
3 tiles remain unsettled. ULEMA fills them with L, E, and M, 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 U and Ending In A
U at the front and A at the end leave 6 complete answers, running alphabetically from ULEMA to UVULA. Only the 3 interior tiles can change from one result to the next.
Repeated letters
1 answer repeats a letter
UVULA uses one letter more than once. For a guess with no duplicated tile, compare it with ULEMA, ULTRA, and UMBRA.
Reading order
ULEMA to UVULA: the whole shortlist
ULEMA, ULTRA, UMBRA, URENA, USNEA, and UVULA make up the entire result set, so there is no hidden second page of answers.
All 6 matches from ULEMA to UVULA
6 choices are few enough to verify one by one. Compare ULEMA, URENA and UVULA with the same care, then cross out anything that contradicts the board.
- ULEMA
- ULTRA
- UMBRA
- URENA
- USNEA
- UVULA
What separates these 6 candidates
E, L, and R appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ULEMA exposes 3 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: L, E, and M.
Leaders in open positions
- second: L in 2 words
- third: E in 2 words
- fourth: R in 2 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 3 candidates
- M appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
- N appears outside the fixed clue in 2 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
4 of the 6 matches use 3 vowels. ULEMA is one concrete example of that shape.
2 vowels: 23 vowels: 4
U and A lock the outside
Compare the inside of ULEMA
Ignore the already-proven U and A while measuring new information. The middle of ULEMA contributes L, E, and M. 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.
ULEMA fits both edges, but that only settles two squares. Its interior L, E, and M 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 ULEMA, ULTRA, and UMBRA show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ULEMA
- Scholars trained in Islamic theology, law, and religious learning.
- ULTRA
- Going beyond what is usual or extreme in degree.
- UMBRA
- The darkest central part of a shadow, especially during an eclipse.
- URENA
- A genus of tropical flowering plants in the mallow family, including species with hooked burr-like fruits.
- USNEA
- A genus of pale, branching lichens that commonly hang from trees and are often called beard lichens.
- UVULA
- The small fleshy projection hanging from the soft palate at the back of the mouth.
Keep U and A at the edges, then revise the middle
From 5-Letter Words Starting With U and Ending In A, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In A, currently with 7 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 A
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Open list →24 matches
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5-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In E
Open list →Inspect the middle of ULEMA
Anchor U first and A last, then read only the interior of ULEMA. If L, E, and M conflict with a fixed, yellow or excluded tile, cross it out and move to the next candidate.