CLUE WORD STUDY
BOUGH: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue BOUGH produces 19 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 BOUGH
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOUGH BBGGB | Level 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | RevealGAUGE | Hints → |
BOUGH GGBGB | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealBONGO | Hints → |
BOUGH GGYBB | Level 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 | RevealBONUS | Hints → |
BOUGH GYBBG | Level 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | RevealBROTH | Hints → |
BOUGH GYBGB | Level 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | RevealBINGO | Hints → |
BOUGH YGGBB | Level 3 | 42 | 1 | 1 | RevealDOUBT | Hints → |
BOUGH BBYYG | Level 4 | 139 | 1 | 1 | RevealGULCH | Hints → |
BOUGH BYYBG | Level 4 | 139 | 1 | 1 | RevealQUOTH | Hints → |
BOUGH BYYGB | Level 4 | 76 | 1 | 1 | RevealOUTGO | Hints → |
BOUGH GBYBY | Level 4 | 173 | 1 | 1 | RevealBUSHY | Hints → |
BOUGH GYBYB | Level 4 | 173 | 1 | 1 | RevealBIGOT | Hints → |
BOUGH YBGBY | Level 4 | 165 | 1 | 1 | RevealTHUMB | Hints → |
BOUGH YGBBY | Level 4 | 279 | 1 | 1 | RevealHOBBY | Hints → |
BOUGH BBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 3 | 1 | RevealSHRUG | Hints → |
BOUGH YBYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealSHRUB | Hints → |
BOUGH YYBYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 2 | 1 | RevealGLOBE | Hints → |
BOUGH YYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealGUMBO | Hints → |
BOUGH BBGGG | Reference | 6 | 6 | 1 | RevealLAUGH | Hints → |
BOUGH GBBBY | Reference | 173 | 2 | 1 | RevealBATHE | Hints → |
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