5 Letter Words with A as 1st and P as 3rd Letter

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  • ALPHA
  • AMPLE
  • AMPLY
  • AMPUL
  • APPAL
  • APPAY
  • APPEL
  • APPLE
  • APPLY
  • APPRO
  • APPUI
  • ARPEN
  • ASPEN
  • ASPER
  • ASPIC
  • ASPIS
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Sixteen words put A first and P third, and seven of them repeat a letter. That is nearly half the page, which is very unusual.

The Doubled P Branch Leads A and P Words

P takes the second box in seven of the sixteen, forty four percent, and every one of those words doubles the P automatically. APPLE, APPLY, APPAL and APPEL all work this way.

So a visible repeat does not narrow much here. It tells you which branch you are in and leaves the rest of the word open, which is the opposite of how a double behaves on most pages.

  • APPLE
  • APPLY
  • AMPLE
  • ALPHA
  • ASPEN

APPLE and APPLY on the A and P Doubled Branch

They differ only in the last box and both are ordinary words, so landing on APP leaves a genuine coin flip. APPAL and APPEL do the same thing one step over.

L and E tie for the fourth box at four words each. If you can confirm which of those it is, the doubled branch resolves quickly.

  • APPLE
  • APPLY
  • APPAL
  • APPEL
  • APPRO

The Smaller A and P Branches Are Worth More Here

S takes four words and M takes three, giving ASPEN, ASPIC, AMPLE and AMPLY. None of those doubles anything, so they split the page in a way the APP words cannot.

ALPHA is the single L entry and ARPEN the single R. Either one confirms or eliminates an entire branch on its own.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is APPLE the safest guess

It is the most common word here, but APPLY is nearly as common and differs only at the end. ASPEN may tell you more in one turn.

What is APPRO

Short for approval, used of goods sent on trial. It is one of the doubled P entries and the least likely of them.

Do AMPLE and AMPLY behave like APPLE and APPLY

Exactly the same way. Both pairs differ only in the last box, which makes the fifth letter the deciding question across most of this page.

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