Gapes

5 lettersverb

Updated June 2026

Definition

Stares with mouth wide open; opens the mouth wide.

“The audience gapes in astonishment at the magician's trick.”

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Wordle

"Gapes" uses 5 different letters, which makes it efficient for eliminating options. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.

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Anagrams of Gapes

Words that use exactly the same letters as “gapes”.

pages peags

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “gapes” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

capes gades gages gales games gaped gaper gases gates gazes japes napes rapes tapes

Words you can make from Gapes

Shorter words formed from the letters in “gapes”.

ages apes apse gaes gape gaps gasp page peas sage

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