CLUE WORD STUDY
NICER: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue NICER produces 23 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 NICER
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NICER BGYGG | Level 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | RevealCIDER | Hints → |
NICER GGGYB | Level 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | RevealNICHE | Hints → |
NICER BYYGG | Level 2 | 141 | 1 | 1 | RevealCRIER | Hints → |
NICER GGYYB | Level 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | RevealNIECE | Hints → |
NICER YYGBG | Level 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealINCUR | Hints → |
NICER BBGBG | Level 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | RevealOCCUR | Hints → |
NICER BGBGY | Level 3 | 41 | 4 | 1 | RevealRIVET | Hints → |
NICER BGGBY | Level 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealMICRO | Hints → |
NICER BGYBG | Level 3 | 30 | 2 | 1 | RevealCIGAR | Hints → |
NICER GYBBG | Level 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | RevealNADIR | Hints → |
NICER YGBBG | Level 3 | 30 | 5 | 1 | RevealMINOR | Hints → |
NICER BGYYB | Level 4 | 202 | 5 | 1 | RevealPIECE | Hints → |
NICER BYBYG | Level 4 | 212 | 1 | 1 | RevealTHEIR | Hints → |
NICER BYYGB | Level 4 | 318 | 3 | 1 | RevealCHIEF | Hints → |
NICER BYYGY | Level 4 | 318 | 1 | 1 | RevealCRIED | Hints → |
NICER YBBYG | Level 4 | 212 | 1 | 1 | RevealTENOR | Hints → |
NICER YBYGB | Level 4 | 318 | 1 | 1 | RevealCOVEN | Hints → |
NICER YGBYY | Level 4 | 202 | 1 | 1 | RevealRINSE | Hints → |
NICER YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealCAIRN | Hints → |
NICER BGGBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealVICAR | Hints → |
NICER GBBBY | Reference | 37 | 4 | 1 | RevealNORTH | Hints → |
NICER GBYBB | Reference | 37 | 2 | 1 | RevealNOTCH | Hints → |
NICER GYBBB | Reference | 37 | 5 | 1 | RevealNOISY | 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