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Five-letter words matching A__P_

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What the remaining words have in common

11 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: ALEPHTight family: AD_PT (3)

Position 2D 27%L 27%T 18%G 9%
Position 3A 45%E 27%O 18%U 9%
Position 5A 27%T 27%S 18%E 9%

Possible answers

ADAPT ADEPT ADOPT AGAPE

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

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This pattern has 11 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: ADAPT (December 3, 2023); ADEPT (May 1, 2025); ADOPT (January 17, 2023); AGAPE (July 7, 2022).

Top-ranked splitter AGAPE
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode AGAPE keeps every stated clue.

It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail in the full Solver.

Tight family: AD_PT

ADAPT, ADEPT, ADOPT differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; AGAPE tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits A__P_?

All 11 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

T 45% E 36% D 27% L 27% O 18% S 18%

Words with five different letters

36% of the matches have no repeated letters.

ADEPT ADOPT ALEPH ATOPY

Common letter pairs

AP 5/11 words (45%) AD 3/11 words (27%) PT 3/11 words (27%) EP 3/11 words (27%) PA 3/11 words (27%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 0% · two: 64% · three or more: 36%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match A__P_?
11 five-letter words match A__P_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ALEPH has the highest feedback entropy at 4.99 bits against the possible answers.