5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

CLASP

Yes, CLASP was the Wordle answer on March 17, 2026 (Wordle #1732).

As an opener, it rules out about 93.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /klɑːsp//klæsp//klasp/

Noun

A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder.

“I always have a hard time working the clasp on this necklace!”

Noun

A bar or insignia on a medal ribbon, to either indicate an additional award of the medal, or the action or service for which it was awarded.

Verb

To take hold of; to grasp.

“They clasped hands and parted as friends.”

Verb

To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.

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: March 17, 2026 (#1732).

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

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How CLASP performs as a guess

CLASP 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 79.4% of games, misses completely in 20.6%, and leaves about 166 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #164 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.56 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.

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Useful pattern pages

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

C___P C in the 1st position and P in the 5th position C__S_ C in the 1st position and S in the 4th position _L__P L in the 2nd position and P in the 5th position

Try next

TONER ROUET LIBEL TALER POIRE TRIDE
Words starting with C Words ending with P

First-turn measures

4.95 Entropy (bits)
166 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
93.0% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 81% of evaluated openers
1.00 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How CLASP 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.

3.56 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.67 Volatility
#164 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, CLASP ranks #164 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
65
3 guesses
1,050
4 guesses
1,091
5 guesses
136
6 guesses
10
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

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ALS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
32%
All gray
21%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S L I C K
A L P H A
C L A S P

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches CLASP in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

111 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

485
228
155
155
99
82
81
79
67
62
49
47
35
34
33
33
31
29
29
28
23
21
20
18
17
17
17
17
16
16

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing CLASP:

21% chance
Suggested:
TONER
10% chance
Suggested:
TONER
7% chance
Suggested:
ROUET

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.6% →
TONER 6.18 bits
9.7% →
TONER 5.45 bits
6.6% →
ROUET 5.38 bits
6.6% →
LIBEL 5.12 bits
4.2% →
TALER 4.63 bits
3.5% →
POIRE 5.06 bits
3.4% →
TRIDE 4.96 bits
3.4% →
TRICE 5.20 bits
2.8% →
RUOTE 5.08 bits
2.6% →
IRONE 5.14 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

C3L1A1S1P3
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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