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LEERY: one clue, many possibilities.

The clue LEERY produces 26 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 LEERY

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Scored clueLevelAfter greenAfter yellowExact matchesAnswerHelp
LEERY
BGGYG
Level 1711
RevealREEDY
Hints →
LEERY
BYGGG
Level 1411
RevealEVERY
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LEERY
YYGBG
Level 21411
RevealELEGY
Hints →
LEERY
BGBGY
Level 32111
RevealYEARN
Hints →
LEERY
BGYGB
Level 32111
RevealGENRE
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LEERY
BYBGG
Level 33341
RevealENTRY
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LEERY
BYGBG
Level 31431
RevealENEMY
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LEERY
GBBGG
Level 3221
RevealLORRY
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LEERY
GGBYB
Level 32131
RevealLEMUR
Hints →
LEERY
GGGBB
Level 3221
RevealLEECH
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LEERY
GYGBB
Level 3311
RevealLIEGE
Hints →
LEERY
YBBGG
Level 33311
RevealGLORY
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LEERY
YGBGB
Level 32111
RevealPEARL
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LEERY
GBBYY
Level 48821
RevealLYRIC
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LEERY
GYBYY
Level 48811
RevealLAYER
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LEERY
YBGBY
Level 417711
RevealYIELD
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LEERY
YBGYB
Level 417711
RevealCLEAR
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LEERY
YYBBG
Level 436431
RevealALLEY
Hints →
LEERY
YYBYG
Level 436411
RevealEARLY
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LEERY
BYYBY
Level 5231511
RevealPAYEE
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LEERY
YBBYY
Level 5231521
RevealROYAL
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LEERY
YYBYY
Level 5231511
RevealFLYER
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LEERY
YYYYB
Level 5231511
RevealELDER
Hints →
LEERY
BBGBY
Reference17721
RevealHYENA
Hints →
LEERY
BGBBY
Reference24221
RevealYEAST
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LEERY
GGBGB
Reference221
RevealLEARN
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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

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