5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

SCAPE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 94.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈskeɪp/

Noun

A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.

Noun

The basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).

Verb

To escape (someone or something).

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 SCAPE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SCAPE 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 86.5% of games, misses completely in 13.5%, and leaves about 121 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,557 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.61 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.

S___E S in the 1st position and E in the 5th position S__P_ S in the 1st position and P in the 4th position _C__E C in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

DROIT TENOR TALON GOIER LUNCH ALTER
Words starting with S Words ending with E

First-turn measures

5.21 Entropy (bits)
121 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
94.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 92% of evaluated openers
0.74 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SCAPE 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.

3.61 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#1,557 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SCAPE ranks #1,557 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
95
3 guesses
912
4 guesses
1,168
5 guesses
169
6 guesses
9
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:
AES

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
86%
Green tile
40%
All gray
14%

Feedback distribution

119 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

319
250
209
120
106
100
89
62
62
57
52
47
43
37
35
34
34
32
32
31
28
27
26
26
26
25
25
18
18
18

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SCAPE:

14% chance
Suggested:
DROIT
11% chance
Suggested:
TENOR
9% chance
Suggested:
TALON

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

13.5% →
DROIT 5.69 bits
10.6% →
TENOR 5.13 bits
8.9% →
TALON 5.28 bits
5.1% →
GOIER 4.36 bits
4.5% →
LUNCH 4.94 bits
4.2% →
ALTER 4.69 bits
3.8% →
SHUNT 4.51 bits
2.6% →
DRAIN 4.31 bits
2.6% →
HOIST 4.82 bits
2.4% →
CARAT 4.06 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1C3A1P3E1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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