CLUE WORD STUDY
BRUTE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue BRUTE produces 39 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 BRUTE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRUTE BGGYG | Level 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | RevealTRUCE | Hints → |
BRUTE BYGGG | Level 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | RevealROUTE | Hints → |
BRUTE GBYGG | Level 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | RevealBUTTE | Hints → |
BRUTE GGGYB | Level 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | RevealBRUNT | Hints → |
BRUTE GYBGY | Level 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | RevealBERTH | Hints → |
BRUTE GYGBY | Level 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | RevealBLUER | Hints → |
BRUTE GYGYB | Level 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | RevealBLURT | Hints → |
BRUTE YGBYG | Level 2 | 62 | 1 | 1 | RevealTRIBE | Hints → |
BRUTE BBGYG | Level 3 | 35 | 2 | 1 | RevealETUDE | Hints → |
BRUTE BGGGB | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealTRUTH | Hints → |
BRUTE BYBGG | Level 3 | 39 | 2 | 1 | RevealFORTE | Hints → |
BRUTE GBBYG | Level 3 | 30 | 1 | 1 | RevealBATHE | Hints → |
BRUTE GBGYB | Level 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | RevealBLUNT | Hints → |
BRUTE GYBGB | Level 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | RevealBIRTH | Hints → |
BRUTE GYGBB | Level 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | RevealBLURB | Hints → |
BRUTE YBBGG | Level 3 | 39 | 1 | 1 | RevealABATE | Hints → |
BRUTE YBGBG | Level 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | RevealABUSE | Hints → |
BRUTE YGBBG | Level 3 | 62 | 2 | 1 | RevealPROBE | Hints → |
BRUTE YGGBB | Level 3 | 28 | 1 | 1 | RevealCRUMB | Hints → |
BRUTE BBGYY | Level 4 | 165 | 3 | 1 | RevealEXULT | Hints → |
BRUTE BYBGY | Level 4 | 139 | 2 | 1 | RevealEARTH | Hints → |
BRUTE BYYGB | Level 4 | 139 | 1 | 1 | RevealRUSTY | Hints → |
BRUTE GYBYY | Level 4 | 173 | 1 | 1 | RevealBERET | Hints → |
BRUTE GYYBB | Level 4 | 173 | 4 | 1 | RevealBURLY | Hints → |
BRUTE GYYBY | Level 4 | 173 | 1 | 1 | RevealBUYER | Hints → |
BRUTE YBBYG | Level 4 | 424 | 2 | 1 | RevealTABLE | Hints → |
BRUTE YBYBG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealIMBUE | Hints → |
BRUTE YGBYB | Level 4 | 267 | 2 | 1 | RevealORBIT | Hints → |
BRUTE YGYBB | Level 4 | 267 | 1 | 1 | RevealURBAN | Hints → |
BRUTE YBBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 4 | 1 | RevealDEBIT | Hints → |
BRUTE YBYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 5 | 1 | RevealDEBUG | Hints → |
BRUTE YBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 3 | 1 | RevealDEBUT | Hints → |
BRUTE YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 3 | 1 | RevealREBUS | Hints → |
BRUTE YYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 3 | 1 | RevealTURBO | Hints → |
BRUTE GBBGG | Reference | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealBASTE | Hints → |
BRUTE GBGBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealBOULE | Hints → |
BRUTE GGBGB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealBROTH | Hints → |
BRUTE GGGBB | Reference | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealBRUSH | Hints → |
BRUTE YGBBB | Reference | 267 | 6 | 1 | RevealARBOR | 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