5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

ARPAS

ARPAS is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 91.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

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

How ARPAS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ARPAS as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 77.5% of games, misses completely in 22.5%, and leaves about 211 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,838 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.72 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___S A in the 1st position and S in the 5th position A__A_ A in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _R__S R in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position AR_AS A in the 1st position, R in the 2nd position, A in the 4th position, and S in the 5th position

Try next

TOILE TONEY LANCE CONTE STALE MATEY
Words starting with A Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.42 Entropy (bits)
211 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.1% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 46% of evaluated openers
1.53 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ARPAS 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.

3.72 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#7,838 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ARPAS ranks #7,838 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
55
3 guesses
822
4 guesses
1,226
5 guesses
232
6 guesses
18
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:
ARS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
78%
Green tile
26%
All gray
22%

Feedback distribution

85 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

531
240
223
207
111
110
107
74
71
60
56
54
50
38
25
23
23
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10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ARPAS:

23% chance
Suggested:
TOILE
10% chance
Suggested:
TONEY
9% chance
Suggested:
LANCE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

22.5% →
TOILE 6.11 bits
10.2% →
TONEY 5.12 bits
9.5% →
LANCE 5.29 bits
8.8% →
TOILE 5.42 bits
4.7% →
CONTE 4.73 bits
4.7% →
STALE 4.92 bits
4.5% →
MATEY 4.41 bits
3.1% →
SHOTE 4.66 bits
3.0% →
POUTY 4.76 bits
2.5% →
CLONE 4.96 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1R1P3A1S1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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