- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
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Five-letter words matching V_R_E
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This pattern has 8 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: VERGE (February 4, 2024); VERSE (March 28, 2025); VERVE (August 23, 2023).
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Tight family:
VER_E
VERGE, VERSE, VERVE differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AEGIS tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits V_R_E?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, I
- 4th letter D, G, R, S, T, V
Meanings and answer history
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VERGE
A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
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Past Wordle answer: February 4, 2024.
VERSE
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
“Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 28, 2025.
VERVE
Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 23, 2023.
VERDE
A surname.
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.
VARVE
An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VERRE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VERTE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VIRGE
A wand.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match V_R_E?
- 8 five-letter words match V_R_E in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.