CLUE WORD STUDY
CIDER: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue CIDER produces 36 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 CIDER
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIDER GBGYG | Level 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | RevealCEDAR | Hints → |
CIDER GYBGG | Level 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | RevealCRIER | Hints → |
CIDER YGBGG | Level 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | RevealNICER | Hints → |
CIDER BGGYY | Level 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | RevealRIDGE | Hints → |
CIDER GBYGY | Level 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | RevealCREED | Hints → |
CIDER GYYGY | Level 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | RevealCRIED | Hints → |
CIDER YGYGB | Level 2 | 41 | 1 | 1 | RevealDICEY | Hints → |
CIDER BBGGY | Level 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | RevealRODEO | Hints → |
CIDER BGGYB | Level 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | RevealMIDGE | Hints → |
CIDER BYGBG | Level 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | RevealNADIR | Hints → |
CIDER BYGGB | Level 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | RevealINDEX | Hints → |
CIDER GBBBG | Level 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | RevealCOLOR | Hints → |
CIDER GBBYG | Level 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | RevealCLEAR | Hints → |
CIDER GBGBB | Level 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealCADDY | Hints → |
CIDER GBYGB | Level 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | RevealCLUED | Hints → |
CIDER GGBBY | Level 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | RevealCIRCA | Hints → |
CIDER GYBGB | Level 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | RevealCHIEF | Hints → |
CIDER YGBBG | Level 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | RevealVICAR | Hints → |
CIDER YGBGB | Level 3 | 41 | 3 | 1 | RevealBICEP | Hints → |
CIDER BGYYY | Level 4 | 202 | 1 | 1 | RevealDIRGE | Hints → |
CIDER BYBYG | Level 4 | 212 | 1 | 1 | RevealTHEIR | Hints → |
CIDER BYGYB | Level 4 | 75 | 2 | 1 | RevealMEDIA | Hints → |
CIDER GYBYY | Level 4 | 198 | 1 | 1 | RevealCRIME | Hints → |
CIDER GYYBB | Level 4 | 198 | 3 | 1 | RevealCHILD | Hints → |
CIDER GYYYB | Level 4 | 198 | 1 | 1 | RevealCHIDE | Hints → |
CIDER YBBYG | Level 4 | 212 | 2 | 1 | RevealRECUR | Hints → |
CIDER YBYYG | Level 4 | 212 | 1 | 1 | RevealDECOR | Hints → |
CIDER YYBBG | Level 4 | 212 | 1 | 1 | RevealINCUR | Hints → |
CIDER YYGYB | Level 4 | 75 | 1 | 1 | RevealMEDIC | Hints → |
CIDER YBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealDECRY | Hints → |
CIDER YYYBB | Level 5 | 2315 | 3 | 1 | RevealLUCID | Hints → |
CIDER YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealACRID | Hints → |
CIDER YYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealEDICT | Hints → |
CIDER BBYBG | Reference | 212 | 11 | 1 | RevealDONOR | Hints → |
CIDER GBGGB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealCADET | Hints → |
CIDER GGBBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealCIGAR | 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