- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching V__V_
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What the remaining words have in common
7 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: VARVE
Position 2A 29%E 29%O 29%U 14%
Position 3L 57%R 29%U 14%
Position 5E 71%A 29%
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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: VALVE (July 29, 2026); VERVE (August 23, 2023).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 V__V_?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, E, O, U
- 3rd letter L, R, U
- 5th letter A, E
Meanings and answer history
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VALVE
A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum.
“open the valve”
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 29, 2026.
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.
VARVE
An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VEUVE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VOLVA
A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VOLVE
To turn over in the mind; to ponder.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
VULVA
The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.
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 V__V_?
- 7 five-letter words match V__V_ 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, VARVE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.3 bits against the possible answers.