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Five-letter words matching D_V__

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What the remaining words have in common

26 matching words0 not previously used4 past answers

Position 2I 42%E 27%O 19%A 8%
Position 4E 42%I 19%O 19%A 12%
Position 5S 31%N 15%T 15%D 8%

Possible answers

DEVIL DIVER DIVOT DUVET

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This pattern has 26 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: DEVIL (February 28, 2024); DIVER (July 20, 2026); DIVOT (May 28, 2026); DUVET (March 22, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter DEVIL
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode DEVIL keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 D_V__?

All 26 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 69% I 58% O 38% S 31% A 23% N 19%

Words with five different letters

81% of the matches have no repeated letters.

DEVIL DIVER DIVOT DUVET DAVEN

Common letter pairs

DI 11/26 words (42%) IV 11/26 words (42%) VE 11/26 words (42%) DE 7/26 words (27%) EV 7/26 words (27%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 4% · two: 92% · three or more: 4%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match D_V__?
26 five-letter words match D_V__ 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, DAVEN has the highest feedback entropy at 4.73 bits against the possible answers.