5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

JALAP

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

As an opener, it rules out about 82.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæləp//ˈd͡ʒɑləp//hæləp/

Noun

A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.

Noun

A jalapeño.

Alternative forms: jallap, jalop

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 JALAP performs as a guess

Wordle accepts JALAP 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 63.2% of games, misses completely in 36.8%, and leaves about 411 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,576 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.87 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.

J__A_ J in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _A__P A in the 2nd position and P in the 5th position

Try next

TRONE CRATE SLIER TRINE POIRE SLATE
Words starting with J Words ending with P

First-turn measures

3.51 Entropy (bits)
411 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
82.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 7% of evaluated openers
2.44 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How JALAP 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.

3.87 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#13,576 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, JALAP ranks #13,576 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
34
3 guesses
624
4 guesses
1,323
5 guesses
355
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:
AL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
63%
Green tile
26%
All gray
37%

Feedback distribution

56 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

868
264
253
179
150
107
62
59
49
40
33
31
30
27
21
19
16
13
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
4
4
4

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing JALAP:

37% chance
Suggested:
TRONE
11% chance
Suggested:
CRATE
11% chance
Suggested:
SLIER

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

36.8% →
TRONE 6.12 bits
11.2% →
CRATE 5.51 bits
10.7% →
SLIER 4.93 bits
7.6% →
TRINE 4.93 bits
6.4% →
POIRE 5.52 bits
4.5% →
SLATE 4.48 bits
2.6% →
TRODE 4.50 bits
2.5% →
TOILE 4.30 bits
2.1% →
CRUET 4.06 bits
1.7% →
GRICE 3.94 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

J8A1L1A1P3
Total: 14 points

Words With Friends

Total: 18 points

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