CLUE WORD STUDY
PRIED: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue PRIED produces 31 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 PRIED
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRIED BGGGY | Level 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | RevealDRIER | Hints → |
PRIED GGGYY | Level 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | RevealPRIDE | Hints → |
PRIED GYGGB | Level 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | RevealPLIER | Hints → |
PRIED YBGGG | Level 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealSPIED | Hints → |
PRIED BYGYG | Level 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | RevealWEIRD | Hints → |
PRIED GGBYY | Level 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | RevealPRUDE | Hints → |
PRIED GYYGB | Level 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | RevealPIPER | Hints → |
PRIED BYGBG | Level 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | RevealTHIRD | Hints → |
PRIED GBBYG | Level 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | RevealPLEAD | Hints → |
PRIED GBGYB | Level 3 | 16 | 5 | 1 | RevealPOISE | Hints → |
PRIED GBYBG | Level 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | RevealPLAID | Hints → |
PRIED GGBGB | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealPREEN | Hints → |
PRIED YBBGG | Level 3 | 23 | 2 | 1 | RevealSPEED | Hints → |
PRIED YBGGB | Level 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | RevealSPIEL | Hints → |
PRIED YGBGB | Level 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | RevealCREEP | Hints → |
PRIED BGYYB | Level 4 | 267 | 1 | 1 | RevealIRATE | Hints → |
PRIED BYGBY | Level 4 | 266 | 1 | 1 | RevealDAIRY | Hints → |
PRIED GBBYY | Level 4 | 142 | 3 | 1 | RevealPEDAL | Hints → |
PRIED GYYYB | Level 4 | 142 | 1 | 1 | RevealPERIL | Hints → |
PRIED YBBGY | Level 4 | 318 | 1 | 1 | RevealDOPEY | Hints → |
PRIED YBBYG | Level 4 | 118 | 2 | 1 | RevealSPEND | Hints → |
PRIED YBYYG | Level 4 | 118 | 1 | 1 | RevealTEPID | Hints → |
PRIED YGBBY | Level 4 | 267 | 2 | 1 | RevealDROOP | Hints → |
PRIED YGBYY | Level 4 | 267 | 1 | 1 | RevealDRAPE | Hints → |
PRIED YYGBB | Level 4 | 266 | 2 | 1 | RevealCHIRP | Hints → |
PRIED YYGYB | Level 4 | 266 | 1 | 1 | RevealSPIRE | Hints → |
PRIED YYYBG | Level 4 | 118 | 1 | 1 | RevealRAPID | Hints → |
PRIED BBGGG | Reference | 8 | 8 | 1 | RevealSHIED | Hints → |
PRIED GBBBG | Reference | 6 | 6 | 1 | RevealPOUND | Hints → |
PRIED GBGGG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealPLIED | Hints → |
PRIED GGBBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealPROUD | 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