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- 1.0
- Worst branch
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- Information
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It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words matching _AP_E
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8 matching words0 not previously used2 past answersBest matching test word: LAPSE
Position 1R 38%L 25%C 13%M 13%
Position 4L 25%P 25%E 13%H 13%
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 8 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: LAPSE (March 10, 2022); MAPLE (November 14, 2022).
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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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What fits _AP_E?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, L, M, N, R
- 4th letter E, H, J, L, P, S
Meanings and answer history
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LAPSE
A temporary failure; a slip.
“memory lapse”
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Past Wordle answer: March 10, 2022.
MAPLE
A small tree, Acer campestre, known as the common maple, field maple, or hedge maple, which has palmate leaves with five lobes and winged seeds, and is chiefly native to East Asia, Europe, North Africa, and North America.
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Past Wordle answer: November 14, 2022.
CAPLE
A horse.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LAPJE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
NAPPE
The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RAPEE
A victim of rape.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RAPHE
A seamlike ridge or furrow on an organ, bodily tissue, or other structure, typically marking the line where two halves or sections fused in the embryo.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
RAPPE
A surname from German.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _AP_E?
- 8 five-letter words match _AP_E 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, LAPSE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.43 bits against the possible answers.