- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 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 S and ending in AVE (S_AVE)
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5
matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
5 matching words2 not previously used2 past answersTight family: S_AVE (4)
Position 2H 20%L 20%O 20%T 20%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish S_AVE?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with S_AVE as your green-letter clues.
Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.
Two-turn example: ADULT
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray SHAVE — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow STAVE — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray SLAVE — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray SUAVE — play this answer next
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 5 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: SHAVE (May 6, 2024); SUAVE (February 16, 2025).
ADULT does not fit this page's clues. SHAVE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.5 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Trap warning:
S_AVE
SHAVE, SLAVE, STAVE, SUAVE differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ADULT tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits S_AVE?
All 5 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter H, L, O, T, U
Meanings and answer history
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SHAVE
To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to 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: May 6, 2024.
SLAVE
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
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.
STAVE
One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.
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.
SUAVE
Of a person, charming, though often in a manner that is insincere or sophisticated.
“a man with a suave demeanor”
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 16, 2025.
SOAVE
A comune of Veneto, Italy.
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 S_AVE?
- 5 five-letter words match S_AVE in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.