- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words matching N_VE_
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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).
AALII does not fit this page's clues. NAVEL 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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NAVEL
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NEVER
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NOVEL
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NAVED
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NAVES
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NAVEW
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NEVEL
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NEVES
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NIVEL
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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
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NAVEW
A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica napus.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
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.