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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

APPLE

Yes, APPLE was the Wordle answer on February 7, 2023 (Wordle #598).

As an opener, it rules out about 92.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈæpəl/[ˈæpəl] ~ [ˈæpl̩]/ˈæː.pɘl/

Noun

A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.

Noun

A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree.

Verb

To make (something) appear like an apple (noun sense 1.1).

Verb

To become like an apple.

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: February 7, 2023 (#598).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How APPLE performs as a guess

APPLE is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 81.5% of games, misses completely in 18.5%, and leaves about 188 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #10,454 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.77 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

A___E A in the 1st position and E in the 5th position A__L_ A in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _P__E P in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SNORT CAIRN DETER SIREN CLOUT SETER
Words starting with A Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.48 Entropy (bits)
188 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
92.0% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 51% of evaluated openers
1.47 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How APPLE performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.77 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#10,454 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, APPLE ranks #10,454 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
57
3 guesses
736
4 guesses
1,264
5 guesses
270
6 guesses
23
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AEL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
31%
All gray
18%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S M I L Y
C A D G E
A N K L E
A P P L E

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches APPLE in 5 guesses. See the trap-family guide for similar endgames.

Feedback distribution

83 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

437
282
279
169
108
103
103
77
77
67
62
50
46
33
31
29
28
28
26
24
21
19
18
16
14
14
12
10
10
9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing APPLE:

19% chance
Suggested:
SNORT
12% chance
Suggested:
CAIRN
12% chance
Suggested:
DETER

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

18.5% →
SNORT 5.89 bits
12.0% →
CAIRN 5.11 bits
11.8% →
DETER 5.45 bits
7.2% →
SIREN 4.55 bits
4.6% →
CLOUT 4.61 bits
4.4% →
SETER 4.41 bits
4.4% →
SONAR 4.44 bits
3.3% →
REBEL 4.32 bits
3.3% →
STAIR 4.05 bits
2.8% →
POUTY 4.74 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for APPLE; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

A1P3P3L1E1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.