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Five-letter words matching _OV__

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What the remaining words have in common

45 matching words1 not previously used11 past answers

Position 1C 16%L 16%H 13%N 13%
Position 4E 73%I 16%A 7%O 2%
Position 5S 20%D 18%N 13%R 13%

12 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, COVER produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Top-ranked next guess COVER

Still undecided: 1st letter: C, H, L, M, N, R, W·4th letter: E, I·5th letter: E, L, N, R, T, Y

Possible answers

COVEN COVER COVET COVEY HOVEL HOVER LOVER MOVER MOVIE NOVEL ROVER WOVEN

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Pattern guide

What fits _OV__?

All 45 matching words are shown above. 12 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

E 82% N 27% D 27% R 20% L 20% S 20%

Words with five different letters

89% of the matches have no repeated letters.

COVEN COVER COVET COVEY HOVEL

Common letter pairs

OV 45/45 words (100%) VE 33/45 words (73%) CO 7/45 words (16%) LO 7/45 words (16%) VI 7/45 words (16%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 80% · three or more: 20%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _OV__?
45 five-letter words match _OV__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 12 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, LOVIE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.9 bits against the possible answers.