CLUE WORD STUDY
PALSY: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue PALSY 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 PALSY
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PALSY GGBYG | Level 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealPASTY | Hints → |
PALSY BGYYG | Level 2 | 78 | 1 | 1 | RevealSADLY | Hints → |
PALSY YGYGB | Level 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | RevealLAPSE | Hints → |
PALSY BBYGG | Level 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | RevealLOUSY | Hints → |
PALSY BGYGB | Level 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | RevealLASSO | Hints → |
PALSY BYBGG | Level 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | RevealARTSY | Hints → |
PALSY GBGBG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealPULPY | Hints → |
PALSY GBGBY | Level 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealPOLYP | Hints → |
PALSY GBYGB | Level 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | RevealPLUSH | Hints → |
PALSY GYBGB | Level 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | RevealPHASE | Hints → |
PALSY YGGBB | Level 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | RevealRALPH | Hints → |
PALSY BGBYY | Level 4 | 304 | 1 | 1 | RevealSATYR | Hints → |
PALSY BGYBY | Level 4 | 304 | 1 | 1 | RevealLAYER | Hints → |
PALSY BYGBY | Level 4 | 112 | 1 | 1 | RevealBYLAW | Hints → |
PALSY BYGYB | Level 4 | 112 | 2 | 1 | RevealSOLAR | Hints → |
PALSY BYYYG | Level 4 | 364 | 1 | 1 | RevealSCALY | Hints → |
PALSY GYYYB | Level 4 | 142 | 1 | 1 | RevealPSALM | Hints → |
PALSY YBGYB | Level 4 | 112 | 2 | 1 | RevealSPLIT | Hints → |
PALSY YYBBG | Level 4 | 364 | 6 | 1 | RevealREPAY | Hints → |
PALSY YYGYB | Level 4 | 112 | 1 | 1 | RevealSPLAT | Hints → |
PALSY YYYGB | Level 4 | 171 | 1 | 1 | RevealCLASP | Hints → |
PALSY BBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTYLE | Hints → |
PALSY YBBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealSYRUP | Hints → |
PALSY YYYYB | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealSCALP | Hints → |
PALSY BBBGY | Reference | 171 | 3 | 1 | RevealTRYST | Hints → |
PALSY BBBYY | Reference | 2315 | 4 | 1 | RevealSYNOD | Hints → |
PALSY BBGBY | Reference | 112 | 3 | 1 | RevealNYLON | Hints → |
PALSY BBGGB | Reference | 5 | 5 | 1 | RevealWELSH | Hints → |
PALSY GBBGG | Reference | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealPOESY | Hints → |
PALSY GBGBB | Reference | 8 | 8 | 1 | RevealPILOT | Hints → |
PALSY GBGGB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealPULSE | Hints → |
PALSY GGGBB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealPALER | Hints → |
PALSY YBGBB | Reference | 112 | 4 | 1 | RevealTULIP | 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