5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer A tier opener

CRAPE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 95.7% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /kɹeɪp/

Noun

Alternative form of crepe (“a thin fabric, paper, or pancake”).

Noun

Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.

Verb

To form into ringlets; to curl or crimp.

Verb

To clothe in crape.

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

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 CRAPE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts CRAPE 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 86.8% of games, misses completely in 13.2%, and leaves about 102 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #417 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.58 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.

C___E C in the 1st position and E in the 5th position C__P_ C in the 1st position and P in the 4th position _R__E R in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SOILY TALON INLET TENOR TORUS RADAR
Words starting with C Words ending with E

First-turn measures

5.48 Entropy (bits)
102 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
95.7% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 98% of evaluated openers
0.47 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How CRAPE 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.

3.58 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#417 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, CRAPE ranks #417 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
94
3 guesses
1,001
4 guesses
1,072
5 guesses
170
6 guesses
15
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
2 vowels
Common:
AER

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
87%
Green tile
41%
All gray
13%

Feedback distribution

136 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

311
179
160
135
121
99
66
63
61
60
60
57
51
48
42
39
38
33
30
30
24
22
21
20
20
18
18
18
18
17

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing CRAPE:

13% chance
Suggested:
SOILY
8% chance
Suggested:
TALON
7% chance
Suggested:
INLET

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

13.2% →
SOILY 5.64 bits
7.6% →
TALON 5.33 bits
6.8% →
INLET 5.11 bits
5.7% →
TENOR 4.04 bits
5.1% →
SOILY 4.73 bits
4.2% →
TORUS 5.02 bits
2.8% →
RADAR 4.11 bits
2.7% →
LUNCH 4.68 bits
2.6% →
SLANT 4.68 bits
2.5% →
STEAL 4.40 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

C3R1A1P3E1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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