5 Letter Words With A, P and S

PLANS and PAIRS open this set faster than anything else. Below them, all 425 5 letter words with a, p and s in guessing order.

425 words carry A and P and S somewhere. CLASP, GRASP, LAPSE are the strongest of them, and 36 sit on the answer list.

36 can be the answer and 27 are everyday words. Where those two overlap is where to start.

Best First Guesses

With 425 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.

PLANS: takes 425 down to 70 at worst.
PAIRS: down to 73.
PARIS: down to 73.

What These Words Have in Common

233 of them end in S, close to half of the list. If you need a second letter to test, E (93), R (77) and L (72) appear here more than any others. 27 words out of 425 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, P and S

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

CLASP
GRASP
LAPSE
PALSY
PANSY
PARSE
PASTA
PASTE
PASTY
PATSY
PAUSE
PHASE
PSALM
RASPY
SAPPY
SCALP
SCAMP
SCRAP
SEPIA
SHAPE
SHARP
SOAPY
SPACE
SPADE
SPANK
SPARE
SPARK
SPASM
SPAWN
SPEAK
SPEAR
SPLAT
SPRAY
STAMP
STRAP
SWAMP
CAMPS
CRAPS
LAMPS
PACKS
PAGES
PAIRS
PANTS
PARIS
PARKS
PARTS
PATHS
PLANS
PLAYS
SPAIN
TAPES

5 Letter Words With A, P and S Starting With A

AAPAS
ADEPS
AESOP
AGASP
ALAPS
ALISP
APASS
APAST
APAYS
APERS
APHIS
APIOS
APISH
APISM
APODS
APOLS
APPTS
APRES
APSES
APSID
APSIS
APSOS
ARPAS
ASAPH
ASKIP
ASLOP
ASPCA
ASPEN
ASPER
ASPIC
ASPIE
ASPIS
ASPRO
ATAPS

5 Letter Words With A, P and S Starting With C

CLASP
CAMPS
CRAPS
CALPS
CAPAS
CAPES
CAPHS
CAPOS
CAPSA
CARPS
CAUPS
CHAPS
CLAPS

5 Letter Words With A, P and S Starting With G

GRASP
GAMPS
GAPES
GAPOS
GASPS
GASPY
GAUPS
GAWPS

5 Letter Words With A, P and S Starting With L

LAPSE
LAMPS
LAPAS
LAPIS
LAPPS
LAPSI
LEAPS
LEPAS
LIPAS

5 Letter Words With A, P and S Starting With P

PALSY
PANSY
PARSE
PASTA
PASTE
PASTY
PATSY
PAUSE
PHASE
PSALM
PACKS
PAGES
PAIRS
PANTS
PARIS
PARKS
PARTS
PATHS
PLANS
PLAYS
PAALS
PAANS
PACAS
PACES
PACOS
PACTS
PADAS
PADIS
PADUS
PAGUS
PAHOS
PAHUS
PAIKS
PAILS
PAINS
PAIPS
PAISA
PAISE
PALAS
PALES
PALIS
PALLS
PALMS
PALPS
PALSA
PALUS
PANDS
PANES
PANGS
PANKS
PANOS
PANSE
PANUS
PAPAS
PAPES
PARAS
PARCS
PARDS
PARES
PARMS
PARPS
PARRS
PARSI
PARUS
PASAG
PASAN
PASAR
PASCH
PASEO
PASES
PASHA
PASHM
PASIS
PASKA
PASMO
PASPY
PASSE
PASSO
PASSU
PASTS
PASUL
PATAS
PATES
PATUS
PAUAS
PAULS
PAVAS
PAVES
PAVIS
PAWAS
PAWKS
PAWLS
PAWNS
PAXES
PAYSD
PEAGS
PEAKS
PEALS
PEANS
PEARS
PEASE
PEASY
PEATS
PEBAS
PELAS
PESAH
PESTA
PHASM
PHYSA
PIAIS
PIANS
PIAST
PICAS
PIKAS
PIMAS
PINAS
PIPAS
PISAN
PISAY
PITAS
PLAAS
PLAPS
PLASH
PLASM
PLASS
PLAST
PLATS
PLAVS
PLEAS
POMAS
POSCA
POYAS
PRADS
PRAGS
PRAMS
PRAOS
PRAPS
PRASE
PRATS
PRAUS
PRAYS
PRESA
PROAS
PSHAV
PSHAW
PSIAS
PSOAE
PSOAI
PSOAS
PSORA

5 Letter Words With A, P and S 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, P and S Starting With T

TAPES
TAMPS
TAPAS
TAPIS
TAPUS
TARPS
TEPAS
TOPAS
TRAPS

5 Letter Words With A, P and S Starting With B, D, E and other letters

BAAPS
BAPUS
BARPS
DAMPS
DEPAS
DOPAS
DRAPS
ELAPS
EPHAS
FLAPS
FRAPS
HAPAS
HAPUS
HARPS
HASPS
HEAPS
HISPA
JAAPS
JAPES
JARPS
JASPE
JASPS
JAUPS
KAPAS
KAPHS
KAPUS
KIPAS
KLAPS
KNAPS
KOAPS
MAPES
MAWPS
NAPAS
NAPES
NEAPS
NIPAS
OPAHS
OPALS
OPSAT
OUPAS
RASPY
RAMPS
RAPES
RAPSO
RASPS
REAPS
REPAS
VAMPS
VAPES
VESPA
WARPS
WASPS
WASPY
WHAPS
WRAPS
YAPPS
YAUPS
YAWPS
ZAPAS
ZAPUS
ZUPAS

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.

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.
TAPIS: A heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery.
PATAS: Reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa.
PLASM: The protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes.
SPACY: Stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug.
SCAUP: Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill.
SEPAL: One of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower.
SPANG: Leap, jerk, bang.
ASPER: 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey.
PSOAS: Either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh.
SPRAT: Small herring processed like a sardine.
ASPIC: Savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain A, P and S?

Yes. SPACE, SPEAK and SHAPE all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

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

Is SPAWL really a word?

Yes. A fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

SPACE. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, 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 ZAPUS are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.