- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 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_VI_
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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CIVIC (September 23, 2021); CIVIL (September 29, 2025).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. CAVIL 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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Pattern guide
What fits C_VI_?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, I, O
- 5th letter C, E, L, N
Meanings and answer history
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CAVIL
To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CIVIC
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
“Thousands of people came to the Civic Center to show off their civic pride.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 23, 2021.
CIVIL
Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
“She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 29, 2025.
CAVIE
A chicken coop.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CIVIE
Alternative spelling of civvy.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
COVIN
Fraud, deception.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match C_VI_?
- 6 five-letter words match C_VI_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, CAVIE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.96 bits against the possible answers.