CLUE WORD STUDY
GRATE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue GRATE produces 18 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 GRATE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GRATE GYGBG | Level 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | RevealGLARE | Hints → |
GRATE YBGGG | Level 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | RevealAGATE | Hints → |
GRATE BYGYG | Level 2 | 84 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTARE | Hints → |
GRATE GGBYY | Level 2 | 38 | 2 | 1 | RevealGREET | Hints → |
GRATE GGYYY | Level 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | RevealGREAT | Hints → |
GRATE YBGYG | Level 2 | 84 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTAGE | Hints → |
GRATE YGYBG | Level 2 | 62 | 1 | 1 | RevealARGUE | Hints → |
GRATE GBGYB | Level 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | RevealGIANT | Hints → |
GRATE GGYBB | Level 3 | 38 | 2 | 1 | RevealGROAN | Hints → |
GRATE GYBGB | Level 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | RevealGIRTH | Hints → |
GRATE GYGBB | Level 3 | 24 | 2 | 1 | RevealGUARD | Hints → |
GRATE BYBGY | Level 4 | 139 | 2 | 1 | RevealBERTH | Hints → |
GRATE BYYGY | Level 4 | 139 | 1 | 1 | RevealEARTH | Hints → |
GRATE GBBYY | Level 4 | 115 | 3 | 1 | RevealGUEST | Hints → |
GRATE YBGYB | Level 4 | 307 | 2 | 1 | RevealTWANG | Hints → |
GRATE YGYBB | Level 4 | 267 | 2 | 1 | RevealORGAN | Hints → |
GRATE YYBYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 3 | 1 | RevealRIGHT | Hints → |
GRATE BGGGB | Reference | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealWRATH | 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