CLUE WORD STUDY
BROKE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue BROKE produces 30 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 BROKE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BROKE GGGYB | Level 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealBROOK | Hints → |
BROKE YGGBG | Level 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | RevealPROBE | Hints → |
BROKE GGBYY | Level 2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | RevealBREAK | Hints → |
BROKE GYYBG | Level 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | RevealBORNE | Hints → |
BROKE GBGYB | Level 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | RevealBLOCK | Hints → |
BROKE GBYBG | Level 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | RevealBOULE | Hints → |
BROKE GGYBB | Level 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | RevealBRAVO | Hints → |
BROKE YGBBG | Level 3 | 62 | 2 | 1 | RevealTRIBE | Hints → |
BROKE BBYGY | Level 4 | 55 | 1 | 1 | RevealGECKO | Hints → |
BROKE BYGBY | Level 4 | 244 | 1 | 1 | RevealWOOER | Hints → |
BROKE BYGYB | Level 4 | 244 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTORK | Hints → |
BROKE BYYGB | Level 4 | 55 | 1 | 1 | RevealROCKY | Hints → |
BROKE GBBYY | Level 4 | 173 | 3 | 1 | RevealBLEAK | Hints → |
BROKE GYBYY | Level 4 | 173 | 1 | 1 | RevealBAKER | Hints → |
BROKE GYYBY | Level 4 | 173 | 1 | 1 | RevealBOXER | Hints → |
BROKE YBGBY | Level 4 | 244 | 1 | 1 | RevealEBONY | Hints → |
BROKE YYBBG | Level 4 | 424 | 2 | 1 | RevealFIBRE | Hints → |
BROKE YYGBB | Level 4 | 244 | 1 | 1 | RevealABORT | Hints → |
BROKE YYYBG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealOMBRE | Hints → |
BROKE YBBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealKEBAB | Hints → |
BROKE YBYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 2 | 1 | RevealELBOW | Hints → |
BROKE YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealSOBER | Hints → |
BROKE BBGGB | Reference | 9 | 9 | 1 | RevealSMOKY | Hints → |
BROKE BBYYB | Reference | 2315 | 6 | 1 | RevealKOALA | Hints → |
BROKE BGBGG | Reference | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealDRAKE | Hints → |
BROKE GBBGB | Reference | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealBULKY | Hints → |
BROKE GBGGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealBLOKE | Hints → |
BROKE GGBGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealBRAKE | Hints → |
BROKE YBBYB | Reference | 2315 | 2 | 1 | RevealABACK | Hints → |
BROKE YBGBB | Reference | 244 | 8 | 1 | RevealABOUT | 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