CLUE WORD STUDY
STANK: one clue, many possibilities.
The clue STANK 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 STANK
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| Scored clue | Level | After green | After yellow | Exact matches | Answer | Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STANK BYGGG | Level 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | RevealTHANK | Hints → |
STANK GBGYG | Level 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | RevealSNACK | Hints → |
STANK GGGBY | Level 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTAKE | Hints → |
STANK GGGYB | Level 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTAIN | Hints → |
STANK GGYBG | Level 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | RevealSTEAK | Hints → |
STANK GBYYG | Level 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | RevealSNEAK | Hints → |
STANK GYGBY | Level 2 | 78 | 1 | 1 | RevealSKATE | Hints → |
STANK GYYGB | Level 2 | 40 | 1 | 1 | RevealSAINT | Hints → |
STANK BBGYG | Level 3 | 34 | 2 | 1 | RevealKNACK | Hints → |
STANK BGYGB | Level 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | RevealATONE | Hints → |
STANK BYGBG | Level 3 | 34 | 2 | 1 | RevealTRACK | Hints → |
STANK GBBYG | Level 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | RevealSNUCK | Hints → |
STANK GBYBG | Level 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | RevealSPEAK | Hints → |
STANK GBYGB | Level 3 | 40 | 2 | 1 | RevealSAUNA | Hints → |
STANK GGBBY | Level 3 | 65 | 2 | 1 | RevealSTOKE | Hints → |
STANK YBGBG | Level 3 | 34 | 1 | 1 | RevealFLASK | Hints → |
STANK BBGYY | Level 4 | 307 | 3 | 1 | RevealKNAVE | Hints → |
STANK BYYBG | Level 4 | 113 | 1 | 1 | RevealTWEAK | Hints → |
STANK GYBBY | Level 4 | 366 | 2 | 1 | RevealSKIRT | Hints → |
STANK GYYYB | Level 4 | 366 | 1 | 1 | RevealSATIN | Hints → |
STANK YBGYB | Level 4 | 307 | 1 | 1 | RevealGNASH | Hints → |
STANK BYYYY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealTAKEN | Hints → |
STANK YBYBY | Level 5 | 2315 | 1 | 1 | RevealASKEW | Hints → |
STANK BBBGY | Reference | 182 | 1 | 1 | RevealEKING | Hints → |
STANK BBBYG | Reference | 113 | 5 | 1 | RevealKNOCK | Hints → |
STANK BYBBY | Reference | 2315 | 8 | 1 | RevealKITTY | Hints → |
STANK GBGGB | Reference | 7 | 7 | 1 | RevealSLANG | Hints → |
STANK GGGGB | Reference | 2 | 2 | 1 | RevealSTAND | Hints → |
STANK YBBGB | Reference | 182 | 1 | 1 | RevealUSING | Hints → |
STANK YGBBB | Reference | 77 | 1 | 1 | RevealETHOS | 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