CLUE WORD STUDY
ROUND: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue ROUND produces 27 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 ROUND
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROUND YGGBG | Level 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | RevealGOURD | Hints → |
ROUND YBGGY | Level 2 | 40 | 1 | 1 | RevealDRUNK | Hints → |
ROUND YGGYB | Level 2 | 42 | 1 | 1 | RevealMOURN | Hints → |
ROUND YYBGG | Level 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | RevealFROND | Hints → |
ROUND BBGGY | Level 3 | 40 | 2 | 1 | RevealDAUNT | Hints → |
ROUND BYBGG | Level 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | RevealBLOND | Hints → |
ROUND GBGBB | Level 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | RevealREUSE | Hints → |
ROUND GGBYB | Level 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | RevealROBIN | Hints → |
ROUND GGYBB | Level 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | RevealROGUE | Hints → |
ROUND GYBGB | Level 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | RevealRHINO | Hints → |
ROUND YBGBG | Level 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | RevealDRUID | Hints → |
ROUND YGGBB | Level 3 | 42 | 3 | 1 | RevealCOURT | Hints → |
ROUND BGYYB | Level 4 | 279 | 2 | 1 | RevealBONUS | Hints → |
ROUND BGYYY | Level 4 | 279 | 1 | 1 | RevealDONUT | Hints → |
ROUND BYBYG | Level 4 | 118 | 1 | 1 | RevealSYNOD | Hints → |
ROUND GBBYY | Level 4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | RevealRANDY | Hints → |
ROUND GBYYB | Level 4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | RevealRERUN | Hints → |
ROUND GYBBY | Level 4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | RevealRADIO | Hints → |
ROUND GYBYB | Level 4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | RevealRAYON | Hints → |
ROUND GYYBB | Level 4 | 105 | 1 | 1 | RevealRUMOR | Hints → |
ROUND YGBYY | Level 4 | 279 | 1 | 1 | RevealDONOR | Hints → |
ROUND YYBGY | Level 4 | 182 | 1 | 1 | RevealDRONE | Hints → |
ROUND YYYBG | Level 4 | 118 | 1 | 1 | RevealPROUD | Hints → |
ROUND YBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealUNDER | Hints → |
ROUND BBBGY | Reference | 182 | 8 | 1 | RevealDYING | Hints → |
ROUND BGBBG | Reference | 17 | 17 | 1 | RevealSOLID | Hints → |
ROUND GBBGB | Reference | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealRAINY | 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