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138 verified matches
One square is known and 4 are still open. BOARD places B, A, R, and D around the fixed O, giving you 4 distinct letters to compare with earlier feedback.
138 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words With O as the Second Letter
O stays in the second position throughout this 138-word set, which begins with BOARD and ends with ZORIL. Nothing on this page moves the confirmed tile to make a familiar spelling fit.
Repeated letters
32 answers repeat a letter
BOOST, BOSON, COACH, and COGON are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with BOARD, BOGUE, and BORAX.
Reading order
The list runs from BOARD to ZORIL
BOARD, BOGUE, BOOST, BORAX, and BOSON open the list; ZORIL is the final entry alphabetically.
All 138 matches from BOARD to ZORIL
138 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use BOARD as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- BOARD
- BOGUE
- BOOST
- BORAX
- BOSON
- BOUND
- BOVID
- COACH
- COAST
- COATI
- COGON
- COIGN
- COLOR
- COMET
- COMIC
- COOMB
- COPSE
- CORNU
- COSET
- COTTA
- COUCH
- COUGH
- COULD
- COUNT
- COURT
- COVER
- COVET
- COWER
- COYLY
- DODGE
- DOGMA
- DONUT
- DOTAL
- DOUBT
- DOUGH
- DOUSE
- DOWRY
- DOZEN
- FOCUS
- FOGOU
- FOIST
- FOLLY
- FORAM
- FORCE
- FORGE
- FORTY
- FORUM
- FOVEA
- GOBAN
- GOLEM
- GONIF
- GOOSE
- GORGE
- HOARD
- HOBBY
- HOMME
- HONEY
- HORSE
- HOTEL
- HOUFF
- HOUSE
- HOVEL
- HOVER
- JOINT
- JOKER
- JOLLY
- JOUAL
- JOUST
- KOPJE
- LOATH
- LOBAR
- LOCAL
- LOCUM
- LOESS
- LOFTY
- LOOSE
- LORAN
- LORIS
- LOTIC
- LOUPE
- LOVER
- LOWER
- LOYAL
- MODEL
- MOLAL
- MONEY
- MONTH
- MORAY
- MORES
- MORPH
- MOTET
- MOUND
- MOURN
- MOUSE
- MOUTH
- MOVIE
- NOMEN
- NORIA
- NOVEL
- NOYAU
- POILU
- POINT
- POSIT
- POTTO
- POUCH
- POWER
- ROAST
- ROBOT
- RONEO
- ROQUE
- ROUGH
- ROUND
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- SOLAN
- SOLID
- SOLVE
- SORRY
- SOUND
- SOUTH
- SOWAR
- TODAY
- TORUS
- TOTAL
- TOUCH
- TOUGH
- VOICE
- VOLAR
- VOMER
- VOUCH
- WOMAN
- WORLD
- WORRY
- WORTH
- YOUNG
- YOUTH
- ZONAL
- ZORIL
What separates these 138 candidates
E, R, and U appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. BOARD exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: B, A, R, and D.
Leaders in open positions
- first: C in 22 words
- third: U in 30 words
- fourth: E in 24 words
- fifth: E in 21 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 46 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 46 candidates
- U appears outside the fixed clue in 41 candidates
- T appears outside the fixed clue in 37 candidates
- L appears outside the fixed clue in 36 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
105 of the 138 matches use 2 vowels. BOARD is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 132 vowels: 1053 vowels: 20
The second square does not move
Keep the second square honest
Do not slide O into another position just to make a familiar word fit. In BOARD, the fixed tile stays second while B, A, R, and D occupy the open squares. Compare those letters with the board first; then use the position leaders to break ties among the survivors.
BOARD keeps O 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 138-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for BOARD, BOGUE, and BOOST show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- BOARD
- A long flat piece of wood or other material, or a group responsible for managing an organization.
- BOGUE
- A small marine fish, Boops boops, of the seabream family found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
- BOOST
- To increase, improve, or encourage something.
- BORAX
- A white mineral salt of boric acid used in cleaning and manufacturing.
- BOSON
- A subatomic particle with integer spin that follows Bose-Einstein statistics.
- BOUND
- Moving toward a destination or limited by a rule or duty.
- BOVID
- A mammal of the family Bovidae, including cattle, sheep, goats, and antelopes.
- COACH
- A person who trains or instructs an individual or team, or a type of passenger vehicle.
- COAST
- The land along the edge of a sea or ocean.
- COATI
- A long-nosed mammal of the raccoon family native to the Americas.
- COGON
- A tall tropical grass, Imperata cylindrica, that can become a highly invasive weed.
- COIGN
- A projecting corner, wedge, or cornerstone; a variant of quoin.
- COLOR
- The visual quality of an object produced by the way it reflects or emits light.
- COMET
- A small icy body that orbits the Sun and may develop a glowing coma and tail near it.
- COMIC
- A performer, story, or publication intended to be funny.
- COOMB
- A deep narrow valley or hollow, especially in southern England.
- COPSE
- A small group or thicket of trees or shrubs.
- CORNU
- A horn-shaped anatomical part, process, or structure.
Keep O second and alter one other clue
From 5-Letter Words With O as the Second Letter, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words With O as the Third Letter, currently with 118 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
118 matches
5-Letter Words With O as the Third Letter
Open list →80 matches
5-Letter Words With O 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
Open list →149 matches
5-Letter Words With R as the Second Letter
Open list →Test the open squares around O
Place O in the second square before comparing anything else. Then check B, A, R, and D from BOARD one by one, preserving confirmed positions and moving any yellow away from its rejected square.