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Five-letter words starting with HOVE (HOVE_)

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6 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: HOVER

Position 5A 17%D 17%L 17%N 17%

Possible answers

HOVEL HOVER

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This pattern has 6 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: HOVEL (November 26, 2025); HOVER (March 1, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter HOVEL
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode HOVEL keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits HOVE_?

All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 5th letter A, D, L, N, R, S
Meanings and answer history

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HOVEL

An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.

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 26, 2025.

HOVER

To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: March 1, 2025.

HOVEA

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HOVED

Misconstruction of hove, as past tense of heave.

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.

HOVEN

alternative past participle of heave

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HOVES

third-person singular simple present indicative of hove

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match HOVE_?
6 five-letter words match HOVE_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, HOVER has the highest feedback entropy at 4.67 bits against the possible answers.