CLUE WORD STUDY
SLATE: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue SLATE produces 28 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 SLATE
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SLATE GBYGG | Level 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | RevealSAUTE | Hints → |
SLATE GGGYB | Level 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | RevealSLANT | Hints → |
SLATE GYGYG | Level 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTALE | Hints → |
SLATE BYYGG | Level 2 | 39 | 1 | 1 | RevealLATTE | Hints → |
SLATE GYYBG | Level 2 | 75 | 1 | 1 | RevealSALVE | Hints → |
SLATE GYYGB | Level 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | RevealSALTY | Hints → |
SLATE YBGYG | Level 2 | 84 | 1 | 1 | RevealTEASE | Hints → |
SLATE YGGYB | Level 2 | 50 | 1 | 1 | RevealBLAST | Hints → |
SLATE YYGBG | Level 2 | 84 | 1 | 1 | RevealLEASE | Hints → |
SLATE BYGGB | Level 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | RevealLOATH | Hints → |
SLATE GBYBG | Level 3 | 75 | 3 | 1 | RevealSAUCE | Hints → |
SLATE YGBBG | Level 3 | 40 | 1 | 1 | RevealCLOSE | Hints → |
SLATE BYBGY | Level 4 | 139 | 2 | 1 | RevealLEFTY | Hints → |
SLATE BYYGB | Level 4 | 139 | 4 | 1 | RevealWALTZ | Hints → |
SLATE BYYGY | Level 4 | 139 | 1 | 1 | RevealDELTA | Hints → |
SLATE GYYYB | Level 4 | 366 | 2 | 1 | RevealSPLAT | Hints → |
SLATE GYYYY | Level 4 | 366 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTEAL | Hints → |
SLATE YYBGB | Level 4 | 139 | 1 | 1 | RevealLUSTY | Hints → |
SLATE YYGBB | Level 4 | 307 | 4 | 1 | RevealPSALM | Hints → |
SLATE YYGBY | Level 4 | 307 | 2 | 1 | RevealLEASH | Hints → |
SLATE YYGYY | Level 4 | 307 | 1 | 1 | RevealLEAST | Hints → |
SLATE YBYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealASSET | Hints → |
SLATE YYBYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 2 | 1 | RevealISLET | Hints → |
SLATE YYYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealEASEL | Hints → |
SLATE BBGGB | Reference | 17 | 17 | 1 | RevealWRATH | Hints → |
SLATE GBGGB | Reference | 4 | 4 | 1 | RevealSWATH | Hints → |
SLATE GGBGB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealSLOTH | Hints → |
SLATE GGGBG | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealSLAVE | 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