- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words starting with COVE (COVE_)
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: COVEN (September 21, 2025); COVER (June 18, 2024); COVET (June 23, 2023).
ANGRY does not fit this page's clues. COVEN keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
COVE_
COVEN, COVER, COVET, COVEY differ only in the fifth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ANGRY tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits COVE_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 5th letter D, N, R, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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COVEN
A nunnery, a convent.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: September 21, 2025.
COVER
A lid.
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Past Wordle answer: June 18, 2024.
COVET
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: June 23, 2023.
COVEY
A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
COVED
simple past and past participle of cove
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
COVES
plural of cove
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match COVE_?
- 6 five-letter words match COVE_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, COVET has the highest feedback entropy at 4.82 bits against the possible answers.