5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _RAV_

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BRAVE BRAVO CRAVE GRAVE GRAVY

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BRAVE (November 20, 2022); BRAVO (June 2, 2024); CRAVE (January 30, 2023); GRAVE (November 20, 2025); GRAVY (December 8, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter ABCEE
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ABCEE does not fit this page's clues. BRAVE keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Tight family: _RAVE

BRAVE, CRAVE, GRAVE differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ABCEE tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _RAV_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter B, C, D, G, T
  • 5th letter A, E, I, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history

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BRAVE

Strong in the face of fear; courageous.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: November 20, 2022.

BRAVO

A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: June 2, 2024.

CRAVE

To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

“to crave for peace”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: January 30, 2023.

GRAVE

An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: November 20, 2025.

GRAVY

A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.

“A roast dinner isn't complete without gravy.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: December 8, 2025.

BRAVA

Alternative form of bravo spoken to a female performer

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

BRAVI

plural of bravo

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

DRAVE

simple past of drive

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

GRAVS

plural of grav.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

TRAVE

A crossbeam.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _RAV_?
10 five-letter words match _RAV_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, TRAVE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.34 bits against the possible answers.
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