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BRINY: one clue, many possibilities.

The clue BRINY produces 20 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 BRINY

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Scored clueLevelAfter greenAfter yellowExact matchesAnswerHelp
BRINY
BGYGG
Level 1311
RevealIRONY
Hints →
BRINY
BYGGG
Level 1511
RevealRAINY
Hints →
BRINY
GGYYB
Level 23511
RevealBRAIN
Hints →
BRINY
BBYGG
Level 32321
RevealNINNY
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BRINY
BYGGB
Level 35821
RevealRHINO
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BRINY
GBBGG
Level 3221
RevealBUNNY
Hints →
BRINY
GBBYG
Level 32611
RevealBONEY
Hints →
BRINY
YBBGG
Level 32311
RevealEBONY
Hints →
BRINY
YGGBB
Level 35811
RevealTRIBE
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BRINY
GYBBY
Level 417311
RevealBUYER
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BRINY
GYBYB
Level 417311
RevealBARON
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BRINY
YBBYG
Level 436411
RevealNOBLY
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BRINY
YGBYB
Level 426711
RevealURBAN
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BRINY
YGYBB
Level 426711
RevealORBIT
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BRINY
BYYBY
Level 5231511
RevealLYRIC
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BRINY
YYBBY
Level 5231511
RevealCYBER
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BRINY
YYYYB
Level 5231511
RevealROBIN
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BRINY
BGBGG
Reference331
RevealCRONY
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BRINY
BYBGB
Reference18271
RevealROUND
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BRINY
YBBYB
Reference231561
RevealNOBLE
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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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