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- Worst branch
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- Information
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _VA__
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matching words
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used3 past answers
Position 1A 44%O 33%E 11%K 11%
Position 4L 22%S 22%D 11%I 11%
Position 5E 33%S 22%T 22%L 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left
Can you finish _VA__?
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Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.
Two-turn example: OVATE
In normal mode, this play can cover 4 of 4 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.
See how the feedback separates the answers
- Gray, Green, Green, Gray, Gray AVAIL — play this answer next
- Gray, Green, Green, Gray, Green EVADE — play this answer next
- Green, Green, Green, Gray, Gray OVARY — play this answer next
- Green, Green, Green, Green, Green OVATE — solved on this guess
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How to play this shortlist
This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: AVAIL (February 18, 2023); EVADE (June 26, 2021); OVATE (June 22, 2026).
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 _VA__?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, K, O
- 4th letter D, I, L, N, R, S, T
- 5th letter E, L, S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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AVAIL
To turn to the advantage of.
“I availed myself of the opportunity.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: February 18, 2023.
EVADE
To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
“He evaded his opponent's blows.”
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 26, 2021.
OVARY
A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
“The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries.”
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.
OVATE
Shaped like an egg.
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 22, 2026.
AVANT
The front of an army; the vanguard.
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.
AVALE
To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall
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.
AVAST
Hold fast! Cease! Stop! Desist!
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.
KVASS
A fermented cereal-based low alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruit, honey and herbs.
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.
OVALS
plural of oval
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 _VA__?
- 9 five-letter words match _VA__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.