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LAPSE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue LAPSE produces 33 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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Every unique pattern for LAPSE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAPSE GGGBY | Level 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | RevealLAPEL | Hints → |
LAPSE GYBGG | Level 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | RevealLEASE | Hints → |
LAPSE YGBGG | Level 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | RevealFALSE | Hints → |
LAPSE YGGBG | Level 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | RevealMAPLE | Hints → |
LAPSE BGYYG | Level 2 | 50 | 1 | 1 | RevealPASTE | Hints → |
LAPSE BYYGG | Level 2 | 52 | 1 | 1 | RevealPHASE | Hints → |
LAPSE YBYGG | Level 2 | 52 | 1 | 1 | RevealPULSE | Hints → |
LAPSE YGBYG | Level 2 | 50 | 1 | 1 | RevealSALVE | Hints → |
LAPSE YGYGB | Level 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | RevealPALSY | Hints → |
LAPSE BGGYB | Level 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | RevealSAPPY | Hints → |
LAPSE BGYBG | Level 3 | 50 | 4 | 1 | RevealPAYEE | Hints → |
LAPSE GBGBB | Level 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | RevealLIPID | Hints → |
LAPSE GBGBY | Level 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | RevealLEPER | Hints → |
LAPSE GBGYB | Level 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | RevealLUPUS | Hints → |
LAPSE GGBGB | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealLASSO | Hints → |
LAPSE GYBBG | Level 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | RevealLEAVE | Hints → |
LAPSE YBBGG | Level 3 | 52 | 3 | 1 | RevealCLOSE | Hints → |
LAPSE YGBGB | Level 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | RevealSALSA | Hints → |
LAPSE YGGBB | Level 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | RevealPAPAL | Hints → |
LAPSE BBGYY | Level 4 | 58 | 2 | 1 | RevealSUPER | Hints → |
LAPSE BYGBY | Level 4 | 58 | 2 | 1 | RevealREPAY | Hints → |
LAPSE BYGYY | Level 4 | 58 | 1 | 1 | RevealSEPIA | Hints → |
LAPSE GBBYY | Level 4 | 88 | 1 | 1 | RevealLOSER | Hints → |
LAPSE GYYBY | Level 4 | 88 | 1 | 1 | RevealLEAPT | Hints → |
LAPSE YBYGB | Level 4 | 171 | 4 | 1 | RevealPLUSH | Hints → |
LAPSE YBYYG | Level 4 | 424 | 1 | 1 | RevealSLOPE | Hints → |
LAPSE YGBYY | Level 4 | 304 | 1 | 1 | RevealEASEL | Hints → |
LAPSE YGYBB | Level 4 | 304 | 4 | 1 | RevealRALPH | Hints → |
LAPSE YYYGB | Level 4 | 171 | 1 | 1 | RevealCLASP | Hints → |
LAPSE YYBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTEAL | Hints → |
LAPSE BBGGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealCOPSE | Hints → |
LAPSE BYGBB | Reference | 58 | 9 | 1 | RevealTOPAZ | Hints → |
LAPSE GBBGB | Reference | 8 | 8 | 1 | RevealLOUSY | 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