CLUE WORD STUDY

BISON: one clue, many possibilities.

The clue BISON produces 26 different unique-solution patterns in our 2315-word historical answer dictionary. Match all five colors before selecting a row: the clue word alone does not identify an answer.

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This playable example is from our curated vault. The reference table below includes every unique pattern for the clue, including patterns outside the five-tier selection.

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Every unique pattern for BISON

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Scored clueLevelAfter greenAfter yellowExact matchesAnswerHelp
BISON
GYGBG
Level 1211
RevealBASIN
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BISON
BYYGG
Level 22611
RevealSCION
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BISON
GGBYY
Level 21311
RevealBINGO
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BISON
BGBGY
Level 3911
RevealMINOR
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BISON
BGGYB
Level 31511
RevealDISCO
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BISON
BGYBG
Level 31011
RevealSIREN
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BISON
BYGBG
Level 3621
RevealRESIN
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BISON
GBGGB
Level 3221
RevealBOSOM
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BISON
GBGYB
Level 31211
RevealBOSSY
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BISON
GGBBY
Level 31321
RevealBINGE
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BISON
GGBYB
Level 31321
RevealBIOME
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BISON
BGYYB
Level 420211
RevealKIOSK
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BISON
BYBGY
Level 413221
RevealINGOT
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BISON
BYGYB
Level 48011
RevealPOSIT
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BISON
GBYYY
Level 417311
RevealBONUS
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BISON
GYBYB
Level 417311
RevealBROIL
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BISON
YGBYB
Level 420211
RevealLIMBO
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BISON
YYBBG
Level 413021
RevealCABIN
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BISON
YYBGY
Level 413211
RevealINBOX
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BISON
YYBYG
Level 413011
RevealROBIN
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BISON
YYBYB
Level 5231521
RevealORBIT
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BISON
YYYBB
Level 5231511
RevealSQUIB
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BISON
BGGBG
Reference221
RevealRISEN
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BISON
BGGGB
Reference221
RevealVISOR
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BISON
GGBGB
Reference221
RevealBIGOT
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BISON
YBBBG
Reference13031
RevealURBAN
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How this table was calculated

We scored this clue against every answer, grouped words by their exact five-tile feedback, and kept patterns with exactly one word. The all-green clue-equals-answer row is excluded. Green and yellow counts are nested filtering steps; the final step checks the entire feedback including gray multiplicity caps.

Data version: wordlein1-2026-11-03-v1. This is a complete reference for this pinned list, not every English dictionary or the current official puzzle. Sources and method

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