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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: ABOVE (March 2, 2023); ALIVE (February 1, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter AALII
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
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1.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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AALII does not fit this page's clues. ABOVE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.

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What fits A__V_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter B, G, J, L, M, W
  • 3rd letter A, I, O
  • 5th letter A, E
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ABOVE

Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.

“He always put his coat on above his sweater.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: March 2, 2023.

ALIVE

Having life; living; not dead.

“As long as the plant is alive, he will continue to water it.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: February 1, 2024.

AGAVE

Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave of succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles, flowering at maturity after several years, and generally dying thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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AJIVA

All inanimate objects.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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AMOVE

To set in motion; to stir up, excite.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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AWAVE

waving

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match A__V_?
6 five-letter words match A__V_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ALIVE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.07 bits against the possible answers.
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