Five-letter words matching VA_I_

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This pattern has 7 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: VALID (October 11, 2022); VAPID (April 26, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter AALII
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
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1.0 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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AALII does not fit this page's clues. VAKIL 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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What fits VA_I_?

All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 3rd letter K, L, P, R, T
  • 5th letter A, C, D, L, S, X
Meanings and answer history

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VALID

Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.

“I will believe him as soon as he offers a valid answer.”

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Past Wordle answer: October 11, 2022.

VAPID

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.

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

Past Wordle answer: April 26, 2024.

VAKIL

Alternative form of vakeel.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

VALIS

plural of vali

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VARIA

Alternative form of baria (“Greek diacritic”).

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VARIX

A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.

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VATIC

Pertaining to a prophet; prophetic, oracular.

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How many five-letter words match VA_I_?
7 five-letter words match VA_I_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
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