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

LAPEL

Yes, LAPEL was the Wordle answer on September 10, 2021 (Wordle #83).

As an opener, it rules out about 92.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ləˈpɛl//ləˈpel/

Noun

Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

Alternative forms: lapelle, lappel

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: September 10, 2021 (#83).

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

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How LAPEL performs as a guess

LAPEL 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 81.5% of games, misses completely in 18.5%, and leaves about 177 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,011 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.74 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.

L___L L in the 1st position and L in the 5th position L__E_ L in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _A__L A in the 2nd position and L in the 5th position

Try next

SNORT RINSE TRAIN SENOR REAST RAINY
Words starting with L Words ending with L

First-turn measures

4.64 Entropy (bits)
177 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
92.5% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 61% of evaluated openers
1.31 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LAPEL 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.

3.74 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#9,011 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LAPEL ranks #9,011 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
57
3 guesses
786
4 guesses
1,236
5 guesses
254
6 guesses
19
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:
AEL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
32%
All gray
18%

Example solver route

R O A T E
L A D E N
L A B E L
L A P E L

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches LAPEL in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

95 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

437
287
198
161
145
134
102
82
66
58
56
43
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28
22
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LAPEL:

19% chance
Suggested:
SNORT
12% chance
Suggested:
RINSE
8% chance
Suggested:
TRAIN

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.5% →
SNORT 5.89 bits
12.2% →
RINSE 5.33 bits
8.4% →
TRAIN 5.25 bits
6.8% →
SENOR 4.34 bits
6.1% →
REAST 4.85 bits
5.7% →
RAINY 4.04 bits
4.3% →
CLOUT 4.52 bits
3.5% →
POINT 4.87 bits
2.8% →
BLITE 4.26 bits
2.5% →
PRONE 4.80 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1A1P3E1L1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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