CLUE WORD STUDY
ELITE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue ELITE produces 21 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 ELITE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ELITE GYGBG | Level 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | RevealEXILE | Hints → |
ELITE BYGYG | Level 2 | 72 | 1 | 1 | RevealUTILE | Hints → |
ELITE GGBYY | Level 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | RevealELECT | Hints → |
ELITE BBYGG | Level 3 | 39 | 1 | 1 | RevealIRATE | Hints → |
ELITE BYBGG | Level 3 | 39 | 1 | 1 | RevealLATTE | Hints → |
ELITE GBBYG | Level 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | RevealETUDE | Hints → |
ELITE GBYBG | Level 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | RevealEERIE | Hints → |
ELITE GGBGG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealELATE | Hints → |
ELITE GGGBG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealELIDE | Hints → |
ELITE GGYBB | Level 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | RevealELFIN | Hints → |
ELITE GYBBG | Level 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | RevealEAGLE | Hints → |
ELITE YBGBG | Level 3 | 72 | 1 | 1 | RevealSEIZE | Hints → |
ELITE YBGGB | Level 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | RevealDEITY | Hints → |
ELITE BGYYB | Level 4 | 201 | 1 | 1 | RevealPLAIT | Hints → |
ELITE BYYGB | Level 4 | 139 | 1 | 1 | RevealFILTH | Hints → |
ELITE GYYBB | Level 4 | 72 | 1 | 1 | RevealEMAIL | Hints → |
ELITE YBBGY | Level 4 | 139 | 1 | 1 | RevealTEETH | Hints → |
ELITE YBYGB | Level 4 | 139 | 2 | 1 | RevealPIETY | Hints → |
ELITE YYGBB | Level 4 | 266 | 6 | 1 | RevealSPIEL | Hints → |
ELITE BGGGB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealBLITZ | Hints → |
ELITE GGBBB | Reference | 10 | 10 | 1 | RevealELBOW | 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