CLUE WORD STUDY
CLEFT: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue CLEFT produces 25 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 CLEFT
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLEFT BGGYG | Level 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | RevealFLEET | Hints → |
CLEFT YGGBG | Level 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | RevealELECT | Hints → |
CLEFT YGGYB | Level 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | RevealFLECK | Hints → |
CLEFT BBGGB | Level 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealBEEFY | Hints → |
CLEFT BBGGG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealTHEFT | Hints → |
CLEFT BGGYB | Level 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | RevealFLESH | Hints → |
CLEFT GBYGB | Level 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | RevealCHAFE | Hints → |
CLEFT GGBBY | Level 3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | RevealCLOTH | Hints → |
CLEFT GGBGB | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealCLIFF | Hints → |
CLEFT BGYYY | Level 4 | 201 | 1 | 1 | RevealFLUTE | Hints → |
CLEFT BYBYG | Level 4 | 253 | 2 | 1 | RevealFAULT | Hints → |
CLEFT BYYGB | Level 4 | 35 | 1 | 1 | RevealLEAFY | Hints → |
CLEFT BYYYG | Level 4 | 253 | 1 | 1 | RevealFILET | Hints → |
CLEFT GBYYB | Level 4 | 198 | 1 | 1 | RevealCHIEF | Hints → |
CLEFT YBYYG | Level 4 | 253 | 1 | 1 | RevealFACET | Hints → |
CLEFT YYGBB | Level 4 | 177 | 1 | 1 | RevealLEECH | Hints → |
CLEFT YYYBG | Level 4 | 253 | 1 | 1 | RevealECLAT | Hints → |
CLEFT YBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealFETCH | Hints → |
CLEFT YYBYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 2 | 1 | RevealFOCAL | Hints → |
CLEFT YYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealFECAL | Hints → |
CLEFT BGBGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealALOFT | Hints → |
CLEFT GBBGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealCRAFT | Hints → |
CLEFT GGBBG | Reference | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealCLOUT | Hints → |
CLEFT GGGBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealCLEAT | Hints → |
CLEFT YBBGB | Reference | 35 | 1 | 1 | RevealSCOFF | 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