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Five-letter words matching _R_PT

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CREPT CRYPT ERUPT

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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: CREPT (May 28, 2022); CRYPT (December 4, 2024); ERUPT (March 15, 2024).

Top-ranked splitter ABCEE
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
1.59 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ABCEE does not fit this page's clues. CREPT 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 _R_PT?

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

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, D, E, G, T, W, Y
  • 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U, Y
Meanings and answer history

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CREPT

simple past and past participle of creep

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

Past Wordle answer: May 28, 2022.

CRYPT

An underground vault.

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 4, 2024.

ERUPT

To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).

“The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.”

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

Past Wordle answer: March 15, 2024.

DRIPT

simple past and past participle of drip

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.

DROPT

Obsolete spelling of dropped; simple past and past participle of drop.

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.

GRIPT

simple past and past participle of grip

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.

GRYPT

Obsolete form of gripped.

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.

TRAPT

simple past and past participle of trap

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

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WRAPT

Misspelling of rapt.

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.

YRAPT

Rapt.

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 _R_PT?
10 five-letter words match _R_PT 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, CREPT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.15 bits against the possible answers.
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