- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching C_VE_
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This pattern has 13 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. CAVER 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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Choose any two plays. The figures use the same 4 possible answers.
COVEN
used
COVER
used
COVET
used
COVEY
possible
CAVES
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CAVED
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CAVEL
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CAVER
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CIVES
guess
CIVET
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COVED
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COVES
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CUVEE
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Pattern guide
What fits C_VE_?
All 13 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
More about these matches
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match C_VE_?
- 13 five-letter words match C_VE_ 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, CAVER has the highest feedback entropy at 5.0 bits against the possible answers.