5 Letter Words With A and P

The 1,162 5 letter words with a and p, 117 of them still able to come up as the answer. Sorted by what each guess rules out rather than by alphabet.

A and P in any order leaves 1,162 candidates. ADAPT, ADEPT, ADOPT come first.

About 10% of these sit on the Wordle answer list, 117 words in all.

Best First Guesses

With 1,162 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

PARTS: takes 1,162 down to 132 at worst.
PASTE: down to 136. It is on the answer list.
PAIRS: down to 138.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on S more than any other letter: 233 words, about one in five of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (425), E (315) and R (277). 58 words out of 1,162 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.

Best 5 Letter Words With A and P

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ADAPT
ADEPT
ADOPT
AGAPE
ALPHA
AMPLE
AMPLY
APART
APHID
APING
APNEA
APPLE
APPLY
APRON
APTLY
CAPER
CAPUT
CHAMP
CHEAP
CLAMP
CLASP
CRAMP
GRAPH
GRASP
HAPPY
HARPY
KAPPA
LAPEL
LAPSE
LEAPT
MAPLE
OPERA
PADDY
PAGAN
PAINT
PALER
PALSY
PANEL
PANIC
PANSY
PAPAL
PAPER
PARER
PARKA
PARRY
PARSE
PARTY
PASTA
PASTE
PASTY
PATCH
PATIO
PATSY
PATTY
PAUSE
PAYEE
PAYER
PEACE
PEACH
PEARL
PECAN
PEDAL
PENAL
PETAL
PHASE
PIANO
PIZZA
PLACE
PLAID
PLAIN
PLAIT
PLANE
PLANK
PLANT
PLATE
PLAZA
PLEAD
PLEAT
POLAR
POLKA
PRANK
PRAWN
PSALM
PUPAL
RALPH
RAPID
RASPY
RECAP
REPAY
SAPPY
SCALP
SCAMP
SCRAP
SEPIA
SHAPE
SHARP
SOAPY
SPACE
SPADE
SPANK
SPARE
SPARK
SPASM
SPAWN
SPEAK
SPEAR
SPLAT
SPRAY
STAMP
STRAP
SWAMP
TAPER
TAPIR
TOPAZ
TRAMP
VAPID
VAPOR
CAMPS
CRAPS
JAPAN
LAMPS
PACKS
PAGES
PAIRS
PANTS
PARIS
PARKS
PARTS
PATHS
PLANS
PLAYS
SPAIN
TAPES

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With A

ADAPT
ADEPT
ADOPT
AGAPE
ALPHA
AMPLE
AMPLY
APART
APHID
APING
APNEA
APPLE
APPLY
APRON
APTLY
AAPAS
ABAMP
ACAPU
ACOUP
ADAPA
ADEEP
ADEPS
ADPAO
ADRIP
ADROP
AESOP
AFLAP
AGASP
AHEAP
AJUPA
AKPEK
ALAAP
ALAPA
ALAPS
ALEPH
ALISP
ALPAX
ALPEN
ALPID
AMAPA
AMPED
AMPER
AMPHI
AMPUL
AMPYX
APACE
APAGE
APAID
APAIR
APAMA
APASS
APAST
APAYD
APAYS
APEAK
APEEK
APERS
APERT
APERU
APERY
APGAR
APHIS
APHRA
APIAN
APIIN
APILI
APINA
APIOL
APIOS
APISH
APISM
APIUM
APODA
APODE
APODS
APOLS
APOOP
APORT
APOUT
APPAL
APPAM
APPAR
APPAY
APPEL
APPET
APPMT
APPRO
APPTD
APPTS
APPUI
APPUY
APRES
APRIL
APSES
APSID
APSIS
APSOS
APTAL
APTED
APTER
AREPA
AROPH
ARPAS
ARPEN
ARUPA
ASAPH
ASKIP
ASLOP
ASPCA
ASPEN
ASPER
ASPIC
ASPIE
ASPIS
ASPRO
ATAPS
ATOPY
ATRIP
ATTAP
ATYPY
AYELP

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With B

BAAPS
BAPPU
BAPUS
BARPS
BECAP
BEHAP
BELAP
BEPAT
BEPAW

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With C

CAPER
CAPUT
CHAMP
CHEAP
CLAMP
CLASP
CRAMP
CAMPS
CRAPS
CALPA
CALPS
CAMPA
CAMPE
CAMPI
CAMPO
CAMPY
CANAP
CAPAS
CAPAX
CAPED
CAPEL
CAPES
CAPEX
CAPHS
CAPIZ
CAPLE
CAPOC
CAPON
CAPOS
CAPOT
CAPPY
CAPRA
CAPRI
CAPSA
CAPUL
CARAP
CARPE
CARPI
CARPS
CAUPO
CAUPS
CHAAP
CHAPE
CHAPS
CHAPT
CHOPA
CLAPE
CLAPS
CLAPT
COAPT
COPAL
COPAY
COPHA
COPIA
COPPA
COPRA
CRAPE
CRAPY
CULPA
CUPAY
CUPPA

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With D

DADAP
DAMPS
DAMPY
DAPPY
DECAP
DEPAS
DOPAS
DRAPE
DRAPS
DRAPY
DRUPA
DUPLA
DUPPA

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With E

ELAMP
ELAPS
ENAPT
ENPIA
EPACT
EPENA
EPHAH
EPHAS
ETAPE
EUPAD
EXPAT

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With G

GRAPH
GRASP
GALOP
GAMPS
GAPED
GAPER
GAPES
GAPOS
GAPPY
GASPS
GASPY
GAUPS
GAWPS
GLAMP
GNAPI
GOMPA
GOPAK
GRAIP
GRAMP
GRAPE
GRAPY

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With H

HAPPY
HARPY
HANAP
HAPAS
HAPAX
HAPLY
HAPPI
HAPUS
HARPA
HARPS
HASPS
HEAPS
HEAPY
HEPAR
HIPPA
HISPA
HOPAK
HYPHA

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With J

JAPAN
JAAPS
JALAP
JALOP
JAPED
JAPER
JAPES
JAPYX
JARPS
JASPE
JASPS
JAUPS

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With K

KAPPA
KALPA
KANAP
KAPAI
KAPAS
KAPHA
KAPHS
KAPOK
KAPOW
KAPPE
KAPUR
KAPUS
KAPUT
KHAPH
KIPAH
KIPAS
KIPPA
KLAPS
KNAPE
KNAPS
KOAPS
KOPPA
KWAPA

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With L

LAPEL
LAPSE
LEAPT
LAMPS
LAMPF
LAPAS
LAPIN
LAPIS
LAPJE
LAPON
LAPPA
LAPPS
LAPPY
LAPSI
LAYUP
LEAPS
LEPAK
LEPAL
LEPAS
LEPRA
LEPTA
LIMPA
LIPAN
LIPAS

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With M

MAPLE
MAPAU
MAPES
MAPOU
MAPPY
MAWPS
MILPA
MOCAP
MOPAN
MOPLA

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With N

NAPAL
NAPAS
NAPED
NAPES
NAPOH
NAPOO
NAPPA
NAPPE
NAPPY
NEAPS
NEPAL
NGAPI
NIEPA
NIPAS
NOMAP
NOPAL

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With O

OPERA
OKAPI
OLPAE
ONLAP
OOPAK
OPAHS
OPALS
OPATA
OPGAF
OPSAT
OULAP
OUPAS

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With P

PADDY
PAGAN
PAINT
PALER
PALSY
PANEL
PANIC
PANSY
PAPAL
PAPER
PARER
PARKA
PARRY
PARSE
PARTY
PASTA
PASTE
PASTY
PATCH
PATIO
PATSY
PATTY
PAUSE
PAYEE
PAYER
PEACE
PEACH
PEARL
PECAN
PEDAL
PENAL
PETAL
PHASE
PIANO
PIZZA
PLACE
PLAID
PLAIN
PLAIT
PLANE
PLANK
PLANT
PLATE
PLAZA
PLEAD
PLEAT
POLAR
POLKA
PRANK
PRAWN
PSALM
PUPAL
PACKS
PAGES
PAIRS
PANTS
PARIS
PARKS
PARTS
PATHS
PLANS
PLAYS
PAAHO
PAALS
PAANS
PAAUW
PABLO
PACAI
PACAS
PACAY
PACED
PACER
PACES
PACEY
PACHA
PACHT
PACKY
PACOS
PACTA
PACTS
PADAM
PADAS
PADDA
PADDO
PADGE
PADIS
PADLE
PADMA
PADOU
PADRE
PADRI
PADUS
PAEAN
PAEDO
PAEON
PAGED
PAGER
PAGLE
PAGNE
PAGOD
PAGRI
PAGUS
PAHIT
PAHMI
PAHOS
PAHUS
PAIKS
PAILS
PAINE
PAINS
PAIPE
PAIPS
PAIRE
PAIRT
PAISA
PAISE
PAKAY
PAKKA
PAKKI
PAKUA
PAKUL
PALAK
PALAR
PALAS
PALAU
PALAY
PALCH
PALEA
PALED
PALES
PALET
PALEW
PALIS
PALKI
PALLA
PALLI
PALLS
PALLU
PALLY
PALMA
PALMO
PALMS
PALMY
PALPI
PALPS
PALSA
PALTA
PALUS
PAMBY
PAMHY

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With R

RALPH
RAPID
RASPY
RECAP
REPAY
RAMPS
RAPED
RAPEE
RAPER
RAPES
RAPHE
RAPIC
RAPIN
RAPPE
RAPSO
RASPS
RAUPO
REAPS
RELAP
REMAP
REPAD
REPAS
REPAT
REPLA
RIPAL
RUPIA

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With S

SAPPY
SCALP
SCAMP
SCRAP
SEPIA
SHAPE
SHARP
SOAPY
SPACE
SPADE
SPANK
SPARE
SPARK
SPASM
SPAWN
SPEAK
SPEAR
SPLAT
SPRAY
STAMP
STRAP
SWAMP
SPAIN
SAIPH
SALEP
SALOP
SALPA
SALPS
SAMPI
SAMPS
SAPAN
SAPEK
SAPID
SAPIN
SAPIT
SAPLE
SAPOR
SARIP
SARPO
SCAPA
SCAPE
SCAPI
SCARP
SCAUP
SCOPA
SEPAD
SEPAL
SEPPA
SEPTA
SHAPS
SHAPY
SHAUP
SHRAP
SLAMP
SLAPE
SLAPS
SNAPE
SNAPS
SNAPY
SNEAP
SOAPI
SOAPS
SOPRA
SPAAD
SPACK
SPACY
SPADO
SPADS
SPAED
SPAER
SPAES
SPAGS
SPAHI
SPAID
SPAIK
SPAIL
SPAIR
SPAIT
SPAKE
SPALD
SPALE
SPALL
SPALT
SPAMS
SPANE
SPANG
SPANN
SPANS
SPARD
SPARM
SPARS
SPART
SPARY
SPASS
SPATE
SPATH
SPATS
SPAUL
SPAVE
SPAWL
SPAWS
SPAYD
SPAYS
SPAZA
SPAZZ
SPEAL
SPEAN
SPEAT
SPIAL
SPICA
SPINA
SPIRA
SPLAD
SPLAY
SPOSA
SPRAD
SPRAG
SPRAT
SPUTA
SPYAL
STAPH
STAPS
STAUP
STIPA
STOPA
STUPA
SUPAI
SUPRA
SWAPE
SWAPS
SWAPT

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With T

TAPER
TAPIR
TOPAZ
TRAMP
TAPES
TAIPI
TAIPO
TALPA
TAMPA
TAMPS
TAPAS
TAPED
TAPEN
TAPET
TAPIA
TAPIS
TAPIT
TAPOA
TAPPA
TAPUL
TAPUS
TARPS
TAUPE
TAUPO
TAWPI
TAWPY
TEPAL
TEPAS
TERAP
THRAP
TOPAS
TOPAU
TOPIA
TRAPA
TRAPE
TRAPO
TRAPS
TRAPT
TRYPA
TULPA
TYPAL
TYPHA

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With U

UAUPE
ULPAN
UNAPT
UNCAP
UNHAP
UNLAP
UNPAY
UNTAP
UPARM
UPAYA
UPBAR
UPBAY
UPEAT
UPLAY
UPRAN
UPTAK
UPUPA
UPWAX
UPWAY
URUPA

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With V

VAPID
VAPOR
VAMPS
VAMPY
VAPED
VAPER
VAPES
VAPPA
VERPA
VESPA
VIMPA

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With W

WAAPA
WAPPO
WARPS
WASPS
WASPY
WATAP
WHALP
WHAMP
WHAPS
WHARP
WHAUP
WRAMP
WRAPS
WRAPT

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With Y

YAMPA
YAMPH
YAMPY
YAPLY
YAPOK
YAPON
YAPPS
YAPPY
YAUPS
YAWPS
YGAPO
YRAPT

5 Letter Words With A and P Starting With F, I, Q and other letters

FLAPS
FRAPE
FRAPP
FRAPS
IGAPO
IMPAR
INAPT
QAPIK
QIPAO
ZAPAS
ZAPPY
ZAPUS
ZOPPA
ZUPAN
ZUPAS
ZUPPA

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

HYPHA: Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus.
APIAN: Relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
PHYSA: Any member of the genus Physa.
SALPA: Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
PLASH: Interlace the shoots of.
PEKAN: Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
EPHAH: An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
PARCH: Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat.
TAPPA: The thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
PLICA: A folded part (as in skin or muscle).
PRATE: Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk.
PRAYA: Colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long.
PARER: A manicurist who trims the fingernails. It is on the answer list.
ATOPY: An allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact.
INAPT: Not elegant or graceful in expression.
PALMY: Very lively and profitable.
TAPIS: A heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery.
APPAL: Strike with disgust or revulsion.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain A and P?

Yes. PLACE, PARTY and HAPPY have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. HAPPY and PAPER are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is ABAMP really a word?

Yes. A unit of current equal to 10 amperes. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

PLACE. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZUPAS and ZOPPA are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

APHID, APING and CAPUT. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.