5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

HELVE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 87.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /hɛlv/

Noun

The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.

Noun

A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head.

Verb

To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve.

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 HELVE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts HELVE 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 71.4% of games, misses completely in 28.6%, and leaves about 284 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #10,789 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.78 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

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

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

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

H___E H in the 1st position and E in the 5th position H__V_ H in the 1st position and V in the 4th position _E__E E in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

TRAIN SONAR ROAST COAST STAIR ALTER
Words starting with H Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.09 Entropy (bits)
284 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
87.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 27% of evaluated openers
1.86 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How HELVE 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.

3.78 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#10,789 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, HELVE ranks #10,789 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
51
3 guesses
757
4 guesses
1,224
5 guesses
306
6 guesses
16
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
71%
Green tile
33%
All gray
29%

Feedback distribution

79 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

675
254
213
206
173
90
78
65
60
35
34
31
29
29
27
24
24
22
20
20
18
16
16
14
12
12
8
7
7
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing HELVE:

29% chance
Suggested:
TRAIN
11% chance
Suggested:
SONAR
9% chance
Suggested:
SONAR

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

28.6% →
TRAIN 6.02 bits
10.8% →
SONAR 4.84 bits
9.0% →
SONAR 5.14 bits
8.7% →
ROAST 5.11 bits
7.3% →
COAST 5.26 bits
3.8% →
STAIR 4.66 bits
3.3% →
ALTER 4.27 bits
2.8% →
SLANT 4.00 bits
2.5% →
SOILY 4.45 bits
1.5% →
ENTER 3.95 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

H4E1L1V4E1
Total: 11 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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