CLUE WORD STUDY
LIMIT: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue LIMIT 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 LIMIT
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LIMIT BGGGY | Level 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | RevealTIMID | Hints → |
LIMIT BBYGG | Level 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | RevealMERIT | Hints → |
LIMIT BGBGY | Level 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | RevealTIBIA | Hints → |
LIMIT BGGBY | Level 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | RevealTIMER | Hints → |
LIMIT BGGGB | Level 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealMIMIC | Hints → |
LIMIT BGYGB | Level 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | RevealMINIM | Hints → |
LIMIT GGBBY | Level 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | RevealLITHE | Hints → |
LIMIT YGGBB | Level 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | RevealDIMLY | Hints → |
LIMIT BBYGY | Level 4 | 158 | 1 | 1 | RevealMOTIF | Hints → |
LIMIT BYBYG | Level 4 | 253 | 1 | 1 | RevealIDIOT | Hints → |
LIMIT BYYBG | Level 4 | 253 | 2 | 1 | RevealMOIST | Hints → |
LIMIT BYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealIDIOM | Hints → |
LIMIT BGGBB | Reference | 7 | 7 | 1 | RevealWIMPY | Hints → |
LIMIT BYBYB | Reference | 2315 | 7 | 1 | RevealICING | Hints → |
LIMIT GGBBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealLIGHT | Hints → |
LIMIT GGGBB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealLIMBO | Hints → |
LIMIT GYBBB | Reference | 88 | 6 | 1 | RevealLYING | Hints → |
LIMIT YBGBB | Reference | 61 | 2 | 1 | RevealCAMEL | 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