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01 Words by length and letters
5-letter words containing AP
Explore 5-letter words containing AP, with game scores, definitions, and related word paths one tap away.
194matching words in our word list
Quick answer
Strong matches at a glance.
HAPPY, JAPAN, KAPPA, APPLY, CHAPS, CHEAP, GRAPH, APTLY, FLAPS, HEAPS
02 Other word lengths
Explore this pattern at every length.
Move between the complete non-empty lists for this same letter pattern. Together they cover 6,954 matches.
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Common words63 familiar words are shown by default.
63 shown · 194 total
zappy21 pts→capiz18 pts→hapax17 pts→khaph17 pts→capex16 pts→happy15 pts→japed15 pts→kapok15 pts→yappy15 pts→jaaps14 pts→jalap14 pts→japan14 pts→japer14 pts→japes14 pts→kaphs14 pts→lapje14 pts→pappy14 pts→yapok14 pts→gappy13 pts→haply13 pts→heapy13 pts→kappa13 pts→whaps13 pts→appay12 pts→apply12 pts→appuy12 pts→caphs12 pts→chape12 pts→chaps12 pts→chapt12 pts→cheap12 pts→crapy12 pts→nappy12 pts→papaw12 pts→sappy12 pts→yapps12 pts→apayd11 pts→apeak11 pts→apeek11 pts→aphid11 pts→becap11 pts→graph11 pts→grapy11 pts→kapas11 pts→kaput11 pts→klaps11 pts→knaps11 pts→koaps11 pts→okapi11 pts→pappi11 pts→vapid11 pts→aheap10 pts→apays10 pts→apery10 pts→aphis10 pts→apish10 pts→aptly10 pts→caped10 pts→flaps10 pts→frape10 pts→fraps10 pts→hanap10 pts→hapus10 pts→heaps10 pts→raphe10 pts→shape10 pts→shaps10 pts→soapy10 pts→staph10 pts→swaps10 pts→swapt10 pts→vapor10 pts→watap10 pts→wraps10 pts→wrapt10 pts→yapon10 pts→yrapt10 pts→apace9 pts→apism9 pts→apoop9 pts→appal9 pts→appel9 pts→apple9 pts→appro9 pts→appui9 pts→bapus9 pts→capas9 pts→caper9 pts→capes9 pts→caple9 pts→capon9 pts→capos9 pts→capot9 pts→capul9 pts→caput9 pts→carap9 pts→claps9 pts→clapt9 pts→coapt9 pts→crape9 pts→craps9 pts→gaped9 pts→mapau9 pts→maple9 pts→nappa9 pts→nappe9 pts→papal9 pts→papas9 pts→paper9 pts→papes9 pts→plaps9 pts→rappe9 pts→recap9 pts→remap9 pts→scapa9 pts→scape9 pts→scapi9 pts→scrap9 pts→tappa9 pts→uncap9 pts→adapt8 pts→agape8 pts→apage8 pts→apaid8 pts→apgar8 pts→aping8 pts→apode8 pts→apods8 pts→apted8 pts→drape8 pts→draps8 pts→gaper8 pts→gapes8 pts→gapos8 pts→grape8 pts→igapo8 pts→naped8 pts→raped8 pts→rapid8 pts→sapid8 pts→taped8 pts→alaap7 pts→alapa7 pts→alaps7 pts→apart7 pts→apers7 pts→apert7 pts→apian7 pts→apiol7 pts→apnea7 pts→aport7 pts→apres7 pts→apron7 pts→apses7 pts→apsis7 pts→apsos7 pts→apter7 pts→ataps7 pts→attap7 pts→etape7 pts→inapt7 pts→lapel7 pts→lapin7 pts→lapis7 pts→lapse7 pts→leaps7 pts→leapt7 pts→napas7 pts→napes7 pts→napoo7 pts→neaps7 pts→raper7 pts→rapes7 pts→reaps7 pts→sapan7 pts→sapor7 pts→slaps7 pts→snaps7 pts→sneap7 pts→soaps7 pts→staps7 pts→strap7 pts→tapas7 pts→tapen7 pts→taper7 pts→tapes7 pts→tapet7 pts→tapir7 pts→tapis7 pts→tapus7 pts→trape7 pts→traps7 pts→trapt7 pts→unapt7 pts→
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06 Common questions
Answers about this word list.
How many 5-letter words containing ap are there?
Our reference word list contains 194 matching words. The list can vary slightly from one word game dictionary to another.
What are some 5-letter words containing ap?
Some strong matches are HAPPY, JAPAN, KAPPA, APPLY, CHAPS, CHEAP, GRAPH, APTLY, FLAPS, HEAPS.
Can I use these words in Wordle or Scrabble?
These are useful candidates for word games, but each game maintains its own accepted-answer or playable-word dictionary. Check the game before relying on an unusual entry.