5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

KAPOK

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

As an opener, it rules out about 85.7% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪpɒk//ˈkeɪˌpɑk//ˈkɑːpəʊk/

Noun

A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.

Noun

A silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra).

Alternative forms: capoc, kapoc

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 KAPOK performs as a guess

Wordle accepts KAPOK 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 71.8% of games, misses completely in 28.2%, and leaves about 338 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,506 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.

K___K K in the 1st position and K in the 5th position K__O_ K in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _A__K A in the 2nd position and K in the 5th position

Try next

TRINE REAST RONTE SUITE MORAL LEAST
Words starting with K Words ending with K

First-turn measures

3.58 Entropy (bits)
338 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
85.7% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How KAPOK 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
#13,506 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, KAPOK ranks #13,506 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
36
3 guesses
620
4 guesses
1,336
5 guesses
339
6 guesses
22

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
72%
Green tile
25%
All gray
28%

Feedback distribution

56 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

665
373
362
218
116
80
67
59
50
43
37
28
25
25
24
20
16
15
14
13
12
10
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing KAPOK:

28% chance
Suggested:
TRINE
16% chance
Suggested:
REAST
15% chance
Suggested:
RONTE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

28.2% →
TRINE 5.99 bits
15.8% →
REAST 5.57 bits
15.3% →
RONTE 5.27 bits
9.2% →
TRINE 4.72 bits
4.9% →
SUITE 5.30 bits
3.4% →
MORAL 4.37 bits
2.8% →
TRINE 4.30 bits
2.5% →
LEAST 4.79 bits
2.1% →
PRONE 4.57 bits
1.8% →
CRUSE 4.54 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

K5A1P3O1K5
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 16 points

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