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20 verified matches
One square is known and 4 are still open. ADEPT places A, E, P, and T around the fixed D, giving you 4 distinct letters to compare with earlier feedback.
20 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words With D as the Second Letter
D stays in the second position throughout this 20-word set, which begins with ADAGE and ends with ODDLY. Nothing on this page moves the confirmed tile to make a familiar spelling fit.
Repeated letters
8 answers repeat a letter
ADAGE, ADAPT, ADDLE, and ADEEM are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with ADEPT, ADMIT, and ADOPT.
Reading order
The list runs from ADAGE to ODDLY
ADAGE, ADAPT, ADDLE, ADEEM, and ADEPT open the list; ODDLY is the final entry alphabetically.
All 20 matches from ADAGE to ODDLY
This set is small enough for a single careful pass: ADAGE opens it, ADULT marks the midpoint and ODDLY closes it. Cross out conflicts as you go instead of rereading the whole list after every clue.
- ADAGE
- ADAPT
- ADDLE
- ADEEM
- ADEPT
- ADMIT
- ADOPT
- ADORE
- ADORN
- ADRET
- ADULT
- ADUNC
- ADUST
- EDICT
- EDIFY
- EDUCE
- IDEAL
- IDIOM
- IDYLL
- ODDLY
What separates these 20 candidates
A, E, and T appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ADEPT exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, E, P, and T.
Leaders in open positions
- first: A in 13 words
- third: U in 4 words
- fourth: L in 4 words
- fifth: T in 8 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 14 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 10 candidates
- T appears outside the fixed clue in 8 candidates
- I appears outside the fixed clue in 6 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 5 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
12 of the 20 matches use 2 vowels. ADEPT is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 22 vowels: 123 vowels: 6
The second square does not move
Keep the second square honest
Do not slide D into another position just to make a familiar word fit. In ADEPT, the fixed tile stays second while A, E, P, and T occupy the open squares. Compare those letters with the board first; then use the position leaders to break ties among the survivors.
ADEPT keeps D second, but the other 4 letters still need permission from your board. A single misplaced green or reused gray is enough to rule it out.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 20-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for ADAGE, ADAPT, and ADDLE show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ADAGE
- A traditional saying expressing a common observation or piece of wisdom.
- ADAPT
- To change in order to suit new conditions.
- ADDLE
- To confuse, muddle, or make unclear.
- ADEEM
- In law, to revoke or extinguish a specific gift in a will because the property is no longer in the estate at death.
- ADEPT
- Highly skilled or proficient at something.
- ADMIT
- To acknowledge that something is true or to allow someone to enter.
- ADOPT
- To take someone or something as your own, or to begin using an idea, plan, or method.
- ADORE
- To love or admire someone or something deeply.
- ADORN
- To decorate or add beauty to something.
- ADRET
- The sunny, south-facing side of a mountain or valley slope, especially in the Alps.
- ADULT
- A fully grown or mature person or animal.
- ADUNC
- Curved inward or hooked, especially like a beak.
- ADUST
- Scorched, burned, or darkened by heat; sometimes used figuratively for a sunburned or swarthy appearance.
- EDICT
- An official command issued by an authority.
- EDIFY
- To educate or improve someone morally or intellectually.
- EDUCE
- To draw out, develop, or infer something from available information or evidence.
- IDEAL
- Perfect or most suitable for a purpose or situation.
- IDIOM
- A phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meanings of its words.
Keep D second and alter one other clue
From 5-Letter Words With D as the Second Letter, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words With D as the Third Letter, currently with 31 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
31 matches
5-Letter Words With D as the Third Letter
Open list →17 matches
5-Letter Words With D as the Fourth Letter
Open list →172 matches
5-Letter Words With A as the Third Letter
Open list →161 matches
5-Letter Words With A as the Second Letter
Open list →152 matches
5-Letter Words With E as the Fourth Letter
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5-Letter Words With R as the Second Letter
Open list →Test the open squares around D
Place D in the second square before comparing anything else. Then check A, E, P, and T from ADEPT one by one, preserving confirmed positions and moving any yellow away from its rejected square.