- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.32 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _V_R_
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8 matching words1 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: AVERT
Position 1O 38%A 25%E 25%I 13%
Position 3E 75%A 13%O 13%
Position 5T 38%Y 38%S 25%
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This pattern has 8 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: AVERT (November 19, 2022); EVERY (March 31, 2023); IVORY (March 27, 2026); OVERT (April 24, 2024).
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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 _V_R_?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, I, O
- 3rd letter A, E, O
- 5th letter S, T, Y
Meanings and answer history
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AVERT
To turn aside or away.
“I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.”
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 19, 2022.
EVERY
All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
“Every person in the room stood and cheered.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 31, 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.
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.
OVERT
Open and not concealed or secret.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: April 24, 2024.
OVERS
plural of over
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
AVERS
third-person singular simple present indicative of aver
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.
EVERT
To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
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 _V_R_?
- 8 five-letter words match _V_R_ 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, AVERT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.08 bits against the possible answers.