wˈɜːdwɛl ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ wˈʌn ʌv vˈɛɹi fjˈuː θˈæŋkfəl vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz, ðæt ɪz tə sˈeɪ wˈʌn wˌɪtʃ lˈɔst nˈoʊ mˈɛn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈiːðɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹz bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz ʌŋklˈɪɹ wˈɛðɚɹ ˌɛni mˈɛn lˈɛft ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ tə sˈɜːv ɪnðə fˈɜːst plˈeɪs.
Wordwell is also one of very few Thankful Villages, that is to say one which lost no men during either World Wars but it is unclear whether any men left the village to serve in the first place.