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113 verified matches
One square is known and 4 are still open. ACERB places A, C, R, and B around the fixed E, giving you 4 distinct letters to compare with earlier feedback.
113 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words With E as the Third Letter
E stays in the third position throughout this 113-word set, which begins with ABEAM and ends with WREST. Nothing on this page moves the confirmed tile to make a familiar spelling fit.
Repeated letters
47 answers repeat a letter
ABEAM, ABELE, ADEEM, and ANEAR are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with ACERB, ADEPT, and AGENT.
Reading order
The list runs from ABEAM to WREST
ABEAM, ABELE, ACERB, ADEEM, and ADEPT open the list; WREST is the final entry alphabetically.
All 113 matches from ABEAM to WREST
113 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use ACERB as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- ABEAM
- ABELE
- ACERB
- ADEEM
- ADEPT
- AGENT
- AKEBI
- ALEPH
- ALERT
- AMEND
- AMENT
- ANEAR
- APERY
- ARECA
- ARETE
- AVERT
- BEEDI
- BIELD
- BLEAK
- BLEND
- BREAD
- BREAK
- CHEAP
- CHECK
- CHEEK
- CHEER
- CHERT
- CHESS
- CHEST
- CLEAN
- CLEAR
- CLEAT
- CLEFT
- CLERK
- CREAM
- CREDO
- CREED
- CREEL
- DREAD
- DREAM
- DRECK
- DRESS
- DWELL
- ELECT
- ELEGY
- EVENT
- EVERY
- FIELD
- FLEAM
- FLECK
- FRESH
- GLEAN
- GLEBE
- GLEET
- GREAT
- GREBE
- GREEN
- GUESS
- GUEST
- IDEAL
- ILEAC
- ILEUS
- INEPT
- KNEAD
- KNEEL
- KNELL
- LEERY
- LOESS
- OCEAN
- OLEIC
- OLEIN
- OLEUM
- OPERA
- OVERT
- PAEAN
- PLEON
- PRESS
- QUEEN
- QUELL
- QUERN
- QUEST
- RHEME
- RHEUM
- SCEND
- SCENE
- SHEEP
- SHEET
- SHELF
- SKEAN
- SLEEK
- SLEEP
- SPEAK
- SPEED
- SPEND
- SPEOS
- STEAL
- STEAM
- STELA
- SWEEP
- SWEET
- THERE
- THETA
- TREAT
- TREND
- ULEMA
- URENA
- WHEAL
- WHELK
- WHELP
- WHERE
- WIELD
- WREAK
- WREST
What separates these 113 candidates
A, L, and R appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ACERB exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, C, R, and B.
Leaders in open positions
- first: S in 17 words
- second: L in 25 words
- fourth: A in 27 words
- fifth: T in 21 words
Movable letters seen most often
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 46 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 43 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 40 candidates
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 30 candidates
- S appears outside the fixed clue in 28 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
72 of the 113 matches use 2 vowels. ACERB is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 212 vowels: 723 vowels: 20
The third square does not move
Keep the third square honest
Do not slide E into another position just to make a familiar word fit. In ACERB, the fixed tile stays third while A, C, R, and B occupy the open squares. Compare those letters with the board first; then use the position leaders to break ties among the survivors.
ACERB keeps E third, 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 113-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for ABEAM, ABELE, and ACERB show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ABEAM
- At a right angle to the length of a ship.
- ABELE
- A white poplar tree, especially Populus alba.
- ACERB
- Sour or bitter in taste; also harsh, sharp, or severe in manner or expression.
- 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.
- AGENT
- A person who acts on behalf of another person or organization.
- AKEBI
- A climbing East Asian plant of the genus Akebia that produces purple or violet edible fruit.
- ALEPH
- The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ALERT
- Awake, watchful, and ready to notice or respond to something.
- AMEND
- To change or revise something in order to improve or correct it.
- AMENT
- A slender hanging flower cluster, also called a catkin.
- ANEAR
- To approach, come near, or draw close; an archaic verb.
- APERY
- Imitative behavior or a display of mimicry.
- ARECA
- A genus of tropical palms that includes the areca palm, whose seed is commonly called betel nut.
- ARETE
- A sharp narrow mountain ridge formed between glacial valleys.
- AVERT
- To prevent or turn away an unwanted event.
- BEEDI
- A small hand-rolled cigarette of South Asia, typically containing tobacco wrapped in a tendu or similar leaf.
- BIELD
- Shelter or protection from wind and weather.
Keep E third and alter one other clue
From 5-Letter Words With E as the Third Letter, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words With E as the Fourth Letter, currently with 152 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
152 matches
5-Letter Words With E as the Fourth Letter
Open list →131 matches
5-Letter Words With E as the Second 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 →149 matches
5-Letter Words With R as the Second Letter
Open list →138 matches
5-Letter Words With O as the Second Letter
Open list →Test the open squares around E
Place E in the third square before comparing anything else. Then check A, C, R, and B from ACERB one by one, preserving confirmed positions and moving any yellow away from its rejected square.