5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

EAVES

EAVES is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 91.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /iːvz//ivz/

Noun

The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.

Noun

Something that extends over or projects beyond.

Alternative forms: eave

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

How EAVES performs as a guess

Wordle accepts EAVES as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 79.2% of games, misses completely in 20.8%, and leaves about 204 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,270 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.82 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

E___S E in the 1st position and S in the 5th position E__E_ E in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _A__S A in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

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COUNT TRAIL TRINE SPOUT DEALT CARAT
Words starting with E Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.32 Entropy (bits)
204 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.4% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How EAVES performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.82 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#12,270 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, EAVES ranks #12,270 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
56
3 guesses
670
4 guesses
1,295
5 guesses
303
6 guesses
26

Composition

4/5 unique
3 vowels
Common:
AES

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
29%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

77 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

491
230
228
200
161
150
119
98
97
49
43
41
36
32
26
26
22
21
18
18
16
15
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14
14
12
10
10
10
9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing EAVES:

21% chance
Suggested:
COUNT
10% chance
Suggested:
TRAIL
10% chance
Suggested:
TRINE

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

20.8% →
COUNT 5.70 bits
9.7% →
TRAIL 5.24 bits
9.7% →
TRINE 5.27 bits
8.5% →
SPOUT 4.92 bits
6.8% →
DEALT 4.81 bits
6.4% →
CARAT 3.97 bits
5.0% →
OLDER 4.21 bits
4.2% →
SHALT 4.54 bits
4.1% →
PORTE 4.69 bits
2.1% →
SLART 3.95 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for EAVES; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

E1A1V4E1S1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.