5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

NEVER

Yes, NEVER was the Wordle answer on February 11, 2024 (Wordle #967).

As an opener, it rules out about 89.6% of possible answers.

Open Solver with NEVER Open Word Finder

Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈnɛv.ə//ˈnɛv.ɚ/

Adverb

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

“I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.”

Adverb

Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.

Verb

Did not; didn't.

Interjection

A statement of defiance

“‘Guess what, I've won the pools!’ ‘Never!’”

Alternative forms: neva, nevah, nevuh, neber

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: February 11, 2024 (#967).

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

Wordle Observatory

How did this puzzle feel?

About the project

Add an anonymous result and difficulty rating to the public, aggregate research dataset.

We send only this answer word for puzzle verification, the puzzle number, result, difficulty vote, Hard Mode flag, timezone and a random one-puzzle receipt token. The Observatory stores no answer word, grid, guesses, account, email, IP-derived ID or reusable player identifier. The puzzle-specific receipt prevents duplicate submissions and permits withdrawal; anyone with that token can withdraw, so keep browser-data exports private. See the privacy details.

How NEVER performs as a guess

NEVER is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 75.4% of games, misses completely in 24.6%, and leaves about 246 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #11,379 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.79 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.

N___R N in the 1st position and R in the 5th position N__E_ N in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _E__R E in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT COAST SAINT SHALT GROIN ANISE
Words starting with N Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.26 Entropy (bits)
246 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
89.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 36% of evaluated openers
1.69 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How NEVER 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.

3.79 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#11,379 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, NEVER ranks #11,379 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
63
3 guesses
724
4 guesses
1,222
5 guesses
317
6 guesses
25
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:
ENR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
75%
Green tile
27%
All gray
25%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S I L E D
P E N C E
N E V E R

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches NEVER in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

95 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

580
284
240
236
118
93
75
69
69
46
45
41
33
24
23
21
20
20
19
17
15
15
14
12
12
11
10
10
9
9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing NEVER:

25% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
12% chance
Suggested:
COAST
10% chance
Suggested:
SAULT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

24.6% →
SAULT 5.89 bits
12.0% →
COAST 5.51 bits
10.2% →
SAULT 5.66 bits
10.0% →
SAINT 5.24 bits
5.0% →
COAST 4.77 bits
3.9% →
COAST 3.43 bits
3.2% →
SHALT 4.74 bits
2.9% →
GROIN 4.48 bits
2.9% →
ANISE 4.58 bits
2.0% →
SLART 3.98 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for NEVER; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

N1E1V4E1R1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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