5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

PEAVY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel point, and a curved hooked arm. Similar to a cant-hook, but shorter and stouter, and with a pointed end.

Alternative forms: peavee, peavey, peevee

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 PEAVY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts PEAVY 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 82.1% of games, misses completely in 17.9%, and leaves about 198 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #10,697 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.

P___Y P in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position P__V_ P in the 1st position and V in the 4th position _E__Y E in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

COURT SIREE TALON ALTER SOLDE SLART
Words starting with P Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.46 Entropy (bits)
198 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 49% of evaluated openers
1.49 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How PEAVY 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
#10,697 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, PEAVY ranks #10,697 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
51
3 guesses
755
4 guesses
1,240
5 guesses
285
6 guesses
23
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

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AE

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
40%
All gray
18%

Feedback distribution

84 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

423
374
215
154
153
142
101
75
60
52
52
31
30
29
28
24
24
23
18
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing PEAVY:

18% chance
Suggested:
COURT
16% chance
Suggested:
SIREE
9% chance
Suggested:
TALON

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.9% →
COURT 5.99 bits
15.9% →
SIREE 5.30 bits
9.1% →
TALON 5.30 bits
6.5% →
ALTER 4.69 bits
6.5% →
SOLDE 4.14 bits
6.0% →
SLART 4.66 bits
4.3% →
RONTE 4.32 bits
3.2% →
SAINT 3.76 bits
2.5% →
SLART 3.94 bits
2.2% →
STRIP 4.69 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

P3E1A1V4Y4
Total: 13 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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