CLUE WORD STUDY
SHOOT: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue SHOOT produces 30 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 SHOOT
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHOOT YGGBG | Level 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | RevealGHOST | Hints → |
SHOOT BGGYY | Level 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | RevealPHOTO | Hints → |
SHOOT GBGYY | Level 2 | 67 | 2 | 1 | RevealSOOTY | Hints → |
SHOOT GYGBY | Level 2 | 67 | 2 | 1 | RevealSLOTH | Hints → |
SHOOT GYGYY | Level 2 | 67 | 1 | 1 | RevealSOOTH | Hints → |
SHOOT YGGBY | Level 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | RevealTHOSE | Hints → |
SHOOT BBGGG | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealAFOOT | Hints → |
SHOOT BBGGY | Level 3 | 31 | 4 | 1 | RevealTROOP | Hints → |
SHOOT BBYGG | Level 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | RevealROBOT | Hints → |
SHOOT BGGGB | Level 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | RevealWHOOP | Hints → |
SHOOT GGGGB | Level 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealSHOOK | Hints → |
SHOOT GYBBG | Level 3 | 41 | 1 | 1 | RevealSIGHT | Hints → |
SHOOT GYGBB | Level 3 | 67 | 3 | 1 | RevealSLOSH | Hints → |
SHOOT YBBGG | Level 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | RevealASCOT | Hints → |
SHOOT YBGBG | Level 3 | 27 | 4 | 1 | RevealFROST | Hints → |
SHOOT YGBBG | Level 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | RevealCHEST | Hints → |
SHOOT YGBGB | Level 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | RevealCHAOS | Hints → |
SHOOT BBGYY | Level 4 | 244 | 6 | 1 | RevealBOOTY | Hints → |
SHOOT BYGYB | Level 4 | 244 | 4 | 1 | RevealPOOCH | Hints → |
SHOOT BYYBG | Level 4 | 253 | 2 | 1 | RevealOUGHT | Hints → |
SHOOT BYYGB | Level 4 | 132 | 1 | 1 | RevealHONOR | Hints → |
SHOOT GYYBY | Level 4 | 366 | 1 | 1 | RevealSOUTH | Hints → |
SHOOT YBYGB | Level 4 | 132 | 1 | 1 | RevealBOSOM | Hints → |
SHOOT YGBBY | Level 4 | 144 | 2 | 1 | RevealTHESE | Hints → |
SHOOT YYBBG | Level 4 | 253 | 2 | 1 | RevealHEIST | Hints → |
SHOOT YYBGY | Level 4 | 132 | 1 | 1 | RevealETHOS | Hints → |
SHOOT YYYBG | Level 4 | 253 | 1 | 1 | RevealHOIST | Hints → |
SHOOT YBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealTORSO | Hints → |
SHOOT BGYBB | Reference | 144 | 4 | 1 | RevealRHINO | Hints → |
SHOOT BYGBB | Reference | 244 | 11 | 1 | RevealEPOCH | 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