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Five-letter words matching _API_

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10 matching words0 not previously used3 past answersBest matching test word: TAPIR

Position 1L 20%R 20%T 20%C 10%
Position 5D 30%N 20%S 20%K 10%

Possible answers

RAPID TAPIR VAPID

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 3 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 3 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: RAPID (February 12, 2025); TAPIR (December 29, 2021); VAPID (April 26, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter RAPID
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.58 bits

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

Hard Mode RAPID 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.

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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Pattern guide

What fits _API_?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, L, Q, R, S, T, V
  • 5th letter D, K, N, R, S, Z
Meanings and answer history

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RAPID

Very swift or quick.

“a rapid stream”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: February 12, 2025.

TAPIR

An odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: December 29, 2021.

VAPID

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: April 26, 2024.

CAPIZ

The windowpane oyster.

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.

LAPIN

Rabbit fur.

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.

LAPIS

Ellipsis of lapis lazuli.

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.

QAPIK

A unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of an Azerbaijani manat.

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.

RAPIN

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SAPID

tasty, flavoursome

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.

TAPIS

A tapestry.

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 _API_?
10 five-letter words match _API_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, TAPIR has the highest feedback entropy at 5.3 bits against the possible answers.