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Five-letter words matching N_VE_

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9 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: NAVEL

Position 2A 44%E 33%I 11%O 11%
Position 5L 44%S 22%D 11%R 11%

Possible answers

NAVEL NEVER NOVEL

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This pattern has 9 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: NAVEL (March 8, 2025); NEVER (February 11, 2024); NOVEL (July 9, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter NAVEL
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1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

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

Hard Mode NAVEL 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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Pattern guide

What fits N_VE_?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 2nd letter A, E, I, O
  • 5th letter D, L, R, S, W
Meanings and answer history

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NAVEL

The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

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 8, 2025.

NEVER

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

“I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.”

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

Past Wordle answer: February 11, 2024.

NOVEL

Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.

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

Past Wordle answer: July 9, 2025.

NAVED

Having a (specified kind or number of) nave.

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.

NAVES

plural of nave

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.

NAVEW

A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica napus.

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

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NEVEL

Alternative form of nebel

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

NEVES

plural of neve

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.

NIVEL

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match N_VE_?
9 five-letter words match N_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, NAVEL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.91 bits against the possible answers.