- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _VO__
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What the remaining words have in common
8 matching words1 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: AVOID
Position 1O 38%A 25%E 25%I 13%
Position 4I 25%L 25%H 13%K 13%
Position 5D 25%E 25%I 13%O 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; 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: AVOID (January 14, 2026); EVOKE (December 25, 2023); IVORY (March 27, 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 _VO__?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, I, O
- 4th letter H, I, K, L, R, W
- 5th letter D, E, I, O, S, Y
Meanings and answer history
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AVOID
To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
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 14, 2026.
EVOKE
To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
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 25, 2023.
IVORY
The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: August 17, 2021; March 27, 2026.
OVOID
Shaped like an 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.
AVOWS
third-person singular simple present indicative of avow
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
EVOHE
Alternative form of euoi (“Bacchic cry”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
OVOLI
plural of ovolo
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.
OVOLO
A classical convex moulding carved with an egg and dart ornament.
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 _VO__?
- 8 five-letter words match _VO__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, AVOID has the highest feedback entropy at 4.35 bits against the possible answers.