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5-letter words ending in AVE

There are 18 5-letter words ending in AVE in the standard word-game list. The most common are leave, brave, grave, slave, shave, heave. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
leavethe period of time during which you are absent from work or duty8
bravepossessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching10
gravedignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises9
slavea person who is owned by someone8
shavethe act of removing hair with a razor11
heavean upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)11
weavepattern of weaving or structure of a fabric11
cravehave a craving, appetite, or great desire for10
knavea deceitful and unreliable scoundrel12
suavehaving a sophisticated charm8
claveSingular of claves10
stave(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written8
agavetropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some…9
reavesteal goods; take as spoils8
soavedry white Italian wine from Verona8
travea horizontal beam that extends across something8

All 18 words