CLUE WORD STUDY
GREAT: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue GREAT produces 29 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 GREAT
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GREAT BGGGY | Level 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | RevealTREAD | Hints → |
GREAT GGYYY | Level 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | RevealGRATE | Hints → |
GREAT YBGYG | Level 2 | 42 | 1 | 1 | RevealAGENT | Hints → |
GREAT YBYGG | Level 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | RevealBEGAT | Hints → |
GREAT BBGYG | Level 3 | 42 | 4 | 1 | RevealADEPT | Hints → |
GREAT BBYGG | Level 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | RevealECLAT | Hints → |
GREAT BGGBY | Level 3 | 35 | 2 | 1 | RevealTREND | Hints → |
GREAT BGGGG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealTREAT | Hints → |
GREAT BGGYB | Level 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | RevealARENA | Hints → |
GREAT BGYBG | Level 3 | 30 | 1 | 1 | RevealERUPT | Hints → |
GREAT BYBGG | Level 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | RevealCARAT | Hints → |
GREAT GGGBG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealGREET | Hints → |
GREAT YGBGB | Level 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | RevealORGAN | Hints → |
GREAT BBGYY | Level 4 | 177 | 1 | 1 | RevealTHETA | Hints → |
GREAT BYGYB | Level 4 | 177 | 3 | 1 | RevealOPERA | Hints → |
GREAT GYBBY | Level 4 | 115 | 1 | 1 | RevealGIRTH | Hints → |
GREAT GYBYB | Level 4 | 115 | 5 | 1 | RevealGUARD | Hints → |
GREAT YBBYG | Level 4 | 253 | 2 | 1 | RevealANGST | Hints → |
GREAT YBGYB | Level 4 | 177 | 2 | 1 | RevealOMEGA | Hints → |
GREAT YGYYB | Level 4 | 267 | 1 | 1 | RevealARGUE | Hints → |
GREAT YYBBG | Level 4 | 253 | 2 | 1 | RevealRIGHT | Hints → |
GREAT YYYBG | Level 4 | 253 | 1 | 1 | RevealEGRET | Hints → |
GREAT YYYGB | Level 4 | 163 | 1 | 1 | RevealREGAL | Hints → |
GREAT YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealTIGER | Hints → |
GREAT GBBGB | Reference | 6 | 6 | 1 | RevealGONAD | Hints → |
GREAT GBBGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealGLOAT | Hints → |
GREAT GBGBG | Reference | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealGUEST | Hints → |
GREAT GGBGB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealGROAN | Hints → |
GREAT YBBGB | Reference | 163 | 10 | 1 | RevealPAGAN | 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