- 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__A
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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: OPERA (January 8, 2023).
AAHED does not fit this page's clues. APNEA 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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Pattern guide
What fits _P__A?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter A, E, O, S
- 3rd letter A, E, I, N, O, U
- 4th letter C, E, N, R, S, T, Z
Meanings and answer history
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APNEA
The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
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.
OPERA
A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
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Past Wordle answer: January 8, 2023.
EPENA
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SPAZA
An informal trading post or convenience store found in townships and remote areas.
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.
SPICA
A spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).
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.
SPINA
A spine; the backbone.
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.
SPOSA
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SPUTA
plural of sputum
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _P__A?
- 8 five-letter words match _P__A 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, OPERA has the highest feedback entropy at 5.08 bits against the possible answers.