- 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 _ARV_
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8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: CARVE
Position 1C 25%P 25%L 13%M 13%
Position 5E 38%O 25%Y 25%A 13%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
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This pattern has 8 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: CARVE (October 10, 2024); LARVA (April 30, 2022).
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 _ARV_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, L, M, P, S, V
- 5th letter A, E, O, Y
Meanings and answer history
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CARVE
To cut meat in order to serve it.
“You carve the roast and I’ll serve the vegetables.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 10, 2024.
LARVA
An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
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 30, 2022.
CARVY
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
MARVY
Great, awesome, brilliant.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PARVE
Alternative spelling of pareve.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PARVO
Parvovirus.
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.
SARVO
Contraction of this arvo (“this afternoon”).
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.
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 _ARV_?
- 8 five-letter words match _ARV_ 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, CARVE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.13 bits against the possible answers.