CLUE WORD STUDY
LILAC: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue LILAC produces 19 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 LILAC
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LILAC GBYGY | Level 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | RevealLOCAL | Hints → |
LILAC YGGYB | Level 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | RevealVILLA | Hints → |
LILAC YYBGG | Level 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | RevealILIAC | Hints → |
LILAC BBGGY | Level 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | RevealECLAT | Hints → |
LILAC BGBGB | Level 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | RevealTITAN | Hints → |
LILAC BYGBG | Level 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | RevealRELIC | Hints → |
LILAC BYGGB | Level 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | RevealINLAY | Hints → |
LILAC GGYBB | Level 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | RevealLIBEL | Hints → |
LILAC YBGGB | Level 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | RevealALLAY | Hints → |
LILAC BGBYY | Level 4 | 202 | 1 | 1 | RevealCIRCA | Hints → |
LILAC BYGYB | Level 4 | 112 | 1 | 1 | RevealVALID | Hints → |
LILAC GYBBY | Level 4 | 88 | 1 | 1 | RevealLUCID | Hints → |
LILAC YBGBY | Level 4 | 112 | 1 | 1 | RevealCELLO | Hints → |
LILAC YGBBY | Level 4 | 202 | 1 | 1 | RevealCIVIL | Hints → |
LILAC YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealCHILL | Hints → |
LILAC YYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealFLAIL | Hints → |
LILAC BBBGG | Reference | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealSUMAC | Hints → |
LILAC BBBYG | Reference | 31 | 7 | 1 | RevealHAVOC | Hints → |
LILAC GBBGB | Reference | 5 | 5 | 1 | RevealLUNAR | 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