- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching P_PA_
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: PAPAL (May 29, 2024).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. PAPAD keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.
No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.
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PAPAL
used
PUPAL
possible
PAPAD
guess
PAPAS
guess
PAPAW
guess
PIPAL
guess
PIPAS
guess
PUPAE
guess
PUPAS
guess
Pattern guide
What fits P_PA_?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 2nd letter A, I, U
- 5th letter D, E, L, S, W
Meanings and answer history
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PAPAL
Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
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Past Wordle answer: May 29, 2024.
PUPAL
Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PAPAD
A poppadom.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PAPAS
plural of papa
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PAPAW
Alternative form of pawpaw.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PIPAL
Alternative form of peepul.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PIPAS
plural of pipa
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUPAE
plural of pupa
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PUPAS
plural of pupa
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match P_PA_?
- 9 five-letter words match P_PA_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, PUPAE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.3 bits against the possible answers.