CLUE WORD STUDY
CREST: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue CREST produces 23 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 CREST
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CREST YGGBG | Level 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | RevealERECT | Hints → |
CREST GGYBY | Level 2 | 45 | 1 | 1 | RevealCRATE | Hints → |
CREST GYYGB | Level 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | RevealCURSE | Hints → |
CREST YBGYG | Level 2 | 42 | 1 | 1 | RevealSCENT | Hints → |
CREST BBGGY | Level 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | RevealTHESE | Hints → |
CREST BGYBG | Level 3 | 30 | 1 | 1 | RevealERUPT | Hints → |
CREST GBGGB | Level 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealCHESS | Hints → |
CREST GGGGB | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealCRESS | Hints → |
CREST YGBBG | Level 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | RevealTRACT | Hints → |
CREST YGGBB | Level 3 | 35 | 2 | 1 | RevealWRECK | Hints → |
CREST BYBGY | Level 4 | 171 | 2 | 1 | RevealTORSO | Hints → |
CREST BYYGY | Level 4 | 171 | 1 | 1 | RevealTERSE | Hints → |
CREST BYYYG | Level 4 | 253 | 1 | 1 | RevealRESET | Hints → |
CREST GBYYY | Level 4 | 198 | 1 | 1 | RevealCASTE | Hints → |
CREST GYYBY | Level 4 | 198 | 1 | 1 | RevealCATER | Hints → |
CREST YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealRETCH | Hints → |
CREST BGBYB | Reference | 267 | 1 | 1 | RevealARSON | Hints → |
CREST BGGGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealWREST | Hints → |
CREST GBBGG | Reference | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealCOAST | Hints → |
CREST GBBYB | Reference | 198 | 2 | 1 | RevealCHAOS | Hints → |
CREST GBGGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealCHEST | Hints → |
CREST GGBGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealCRUST | Hints → |
CREST GGGBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealCREPT | 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