- 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 starting with D and ending in VE (D__VE)
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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: DELVE (May 16, 2022); DRIVE (November 23, 2022); DROVE (June 28, 2024).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. DRIVE 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 D__VE?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter E, R
- 3rd letter A, E, I, L, O
Meanings and answer history
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DELVE
To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: May 16, 2022.
DRIVE
To operate a vehicle:
“The bridges weren't strong enough to drive (campers) over.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: November 23, 2022.
DROVE
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
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 28, 2024.
DEAVE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DEEVE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DRAVE
simple past of drive
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.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match D__VE?
- 6 five-letter words match D__VE 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, DRAVE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.04 bits against the possible answers.