- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.59 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words ending in EVEL (_EVEL)
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This pattern has 7 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: BEVEL (May 26, 2024); LEVEL (August 15, 2025); REVEL (March 10, 2023).
ABEAR does not fit this page's clues. BEVEL keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.67 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
Tight family:
_EVEL
BEVEL, LEVEL, REVEL differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABEAR tests the family more efficiently.
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Pattern guide
What fits _EVEL?
All 7 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, H, K, L, N, R
Meanings and answer history
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BEVEL
An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
“to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab”
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Past Wordle answer: May 26, 2024.
LEVEL
The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
“This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?”
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Past Wordle answer: August 15, 2025.
REVEL
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
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Past Wordle answer: March 10, 2023.
DEVEL
Alternative spelling of devvel (a hard blow)
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HEVEL
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
KEVEL
A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NEVEL
Alternative form of nebel
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _EVEL?
- 7 five-letter words match _EVEL in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, REVEL has the highest feedback entropy at 4.39 bits against the possible answers.