CLUE WORD STUDY
PAYER: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue PAYER produces 29 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 PAYER
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAYER GGBYY | Level 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | RevealPARSE | Hints → |
PAYER YBYGG | Level 2 | 141 | 1 | 1 | RevealHYPER | Hints → |
PAYER BBYGG | Level 3 | 141 | 2 | 1 | RevealCYBER | Hints → |
PAYER BGGBY | Level 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | RevealRAYON | Hints → |
PAYER BGGYB | Level 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | RevealMAYBE | Hints → |
PAYER BGYBG | Level 3 | 42 | 1 | 1 | RevealSATYR | Hints → |
PAYER GBBBG | Level 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | RevealPRIOR | Hints → |
PAYER GBYGB | Level 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | RevealPINEY | Hints → |
PAYER GGBBY | Level 3 | 25 | 4 | 1 | RevealPARKA | Hints → |
PAYER GGGGB | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealPAYEE | Hints → |
PAYER GYBBG | Level 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | RevealPOLAR | Hints → |
PAYER YGBGB | Level 3 | 54 | 3 | 1 | RevealLAPEL | Hints → |
PAYER BBGYY | Level 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | RevealRHYME | Hints → |
PAYER BGYYY | Level 4 | 304 | 1 | 1 | RevealEARLY | Hints → |
PAYER BYBGY | Level 4 | 318 | 1 | 1 | RevealAGREE | Hints → |
PAYER BYGBY | Level 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | RevealROYAL | Hints → |
PAYER GBYYY | Level 4 | 142 | 1 | 1 | RevealPERKY | Hints → |
PAYER GYBYY | Level 4 | 142 | 1 | 1 | RevealPEARL | Hints → |
PAYER YBGBY | Level 4 | 29 | 1 | 1 | RevealCRYPT | Hints → |
PAYER YBYGB | Level 4 | 318 | 2 | 1 | RevealDOPEY | Hints → |
PAYER YYBGB | Level 4 | 318 | 1 | 1 | RevealAPNEA | Hints → |
PAYER YYBYG | Level 4 | 212 | 1 | 1 | RevealSPEAR | Hints → |
PAYER YBYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 6 | 1 | RevealSYRUP | Hints → |
PAYER YBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 2 | 1 | RevealREPLY | Hints → |
PAYER YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 2 | 1 | RevealSPRAY | Hints → |
PAYER YYYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealREPAY | Hints → |
PAYER BGGBG | Reference | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealMAYOR | Hints → |
PAYER GGBGB | Reference | 6 | 6 | 1 | RevealPANEL | Hints → |
PAYER YBGBB | Reference | 29 | 2 | 1 | RevealGLYPH | 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