- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 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 N and ending in VE (N__VE)
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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: NAIVE (December 11, 2022); NERVE (January 1, 2025).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. NAEVE 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 N__VE?
All 6 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I, O
- 3rd letter E, I, O, R
Meanings and answer history
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NAIVE
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: December 11, 2022.
NERVE
A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
“The nerves can be seen through the skin.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: January 1, 2025.
NAEVE
Alternative spelling of naevus (“pigmented spot”).
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.
NEIVE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NIEVE
variant form of nief
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.
NOOVE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match N__VE?
- 6 five-letter words match N__VE 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, NAIVE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.98 bits against the possible answers.