- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching _EAV_
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This pattern has 8 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: HEAVE (March 12, 2024); HEAVY (February 22, 2024); LEAVE (October 1, 2022); WEAVE (April 20, 2026).
AHOLE does not fit this page's clues. HEAVE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.5 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_EAVE
HEAVE, LEAVE, WEAVE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AHOLE tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _EAV_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter D, H, L, P, R, W
- 5th letter E, Y
Meanings and answer history
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HEAVE
To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
“We heaved the chest-of-drawers up to the second-floor landing.”
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Past Wordle answer: March 12, 2024.
HEAVY
Having great weight.
“Can you help me carry this? It's really heavy.”
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Past Wordle answer: February 22, 2024.
LEAVE
To have a consequence or remnant.
“I left my car at home and took a bus to work.”
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Past Wordle answer: October 1, 2022.
WEAVE
To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
“This loom weaves yarn into cloth.”
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Past Wordle answer: April 20, 2026.
DEAVE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LEAVY
Alternative form of leafy.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PEAVY
A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel point, and a curved hooked arm. Similar to a cant-hook, but shorter and stouter, and with a pointed end.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
REAVE
To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _EAV_?
- 8 five-letter words match _EAV_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, LEAVY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.7 bits against the possible answers.