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jape

/d͡ʒeɪp/•noun

Jape can refer to a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.

1 meaning4 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

APE

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “JAPE” Mean?

/d͡ʒeɪp/

jape has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

“he told a very funny joke”

“he knows a million gags”

“thanks for the laugh”

“he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest”

Synonyms

joke gag laugh jest

Synonyms for JAPE

joke gag laugh jest

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word jape with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

Length

4 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

J, A, P, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for jape.

JAPE is a 4-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with J and ends with E.

It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using jape in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

JAPE can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

JAPE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

JAPE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

JAPE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside jape.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCD

CV Pattern

CVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

JA, AP, PE

Trigrams

JAP, APE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for jape.

JAPE is a 4-letter short fill.

It starts with J and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.