- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching _E_VY
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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).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. HEAVY keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues 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.