- 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 _E_VY
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: LEAVY
Position 1N 25%P 25%B 13%H 13%
Position 3A 38%R 25%V 25%N 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: HEAVY (February 22, 2024); NERVY (July 16, 2025).
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 _E_VY?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, H, L, N, P, S
- 3rd letter A, N, R, V
Meanings and answer history
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HEAVY
Having great weight.
“Can you help me carry this? It's really heavy.”
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Past Wordle answer: February 22, 2024.
NERVY
Having nerve; bold; brazen.
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Past Wordle answer: July 16, 2025.
BEVVY
Clipping of beverage; especially, an alcoholic beverage.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LEAVY
Alternative form of leafy.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NEVVY
A nephew.
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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.
PERVY
Behaving or looking like a sexual pervert.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SENVY
The mustard plant or its seed.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _E_VY?
- 8 five-letter words match _E_VY 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, LEAVY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.7 bits against the possible answers.